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Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do un

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place. – John Milton

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A man may be a heretic in the truth; and if he believe things only because his pastor says so, or the assembly so determines, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes his heresy. – John Milton

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So dear I love him, that with him all deaths I could endure, without him live no life. – John Milton

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Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity. – William Blake

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. – Henry de Bracton

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