Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

William Shakespeare

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts.

Henry Fielding

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.

Mary Worley Montagu

Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It's good to be silly at the right moment.

Horace Mann

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.

Clara Barton

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Democritus

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

Robert Hall

If the administrative phase is conducted in two different courts and it leads to two different verdicts, then prudence and judicial economy would tell us that these proceedings should be consolidated into one court. It only makes sense.

Robert Hager

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

But prudence can also be understood as the difference between good and bad. I know the road we've taken is the good and prudent one.

Alejandro Toledo

All day long we have called for caution and prudence. We have to wait for real results.

Sandro Bondi

It is crucial that businesses and consumers apply the same prudence when making online transactions as they have when they make traditional commercial transactions.

Pottengal Mukundan

It indicates the central bank still wants to keep its control of money and has no intention to get expansive. It is still emphasizing prudence.

Li Ruoyu

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

William E. Gladstone

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Mark Twain

I feel like they need to come back and demonstrate some prudence, and better management, before we write them a blank check.

Steve Meyer

But we can't deploy everything. We would have to use prudence in how we share our resources.

Lisa Ray

He is actually an elected official, ... You never really give up your First Amendment right, but there is a duty of prudence.

Joe Cannon

We think care and prudence going forward are equally necessary.

Scott Harshbarger

Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

William E. Gladstone

Confidence can erode rapidly. As the global environment changes, caution and prudence should be the priorities for risk managers, investors and financial institutions.

William Rhodes

Those who get their living by their daily labor . . . have nothing to stir them up to be serviceable but their wants which it is a prudence to relieve, but folly to cure.

Bernard Mandeville

We want the government to act with prudence. ... What is more important, selling our country or holding onto our sovereignty?

Luis Macas

This is time for prudence among lenders and investors.

Charles Dallara

One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else.

James Brady

The lessons of prudence have charms, And slighted, may lead to distress; But the man whom benevolence warms Is an angel who lives but to bless.

Robert Bloomfield

The purpose of money is to support your life, and if you want to use it to build great memories, go ahead. But you have to remember there is a balance between great memories and prudence.

Judy Martindale

It's a very difficult and delicate theme that requires prudence.

Cardinal Lozano

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

Omar Bradley

What is called for at the present time is prudence in fiscal policy and a continued application of the brakes in Federal Reserve policy. That's the policy that will get us into a future that where we see continued growth and very moderate inflation.

Robert Heller