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    prudence


    1. The lowest ordinary rate of interest must, in the same manner, be something more than sufficient to compensate the occasional losses to which lending, even with tolerable prudence, is exposed


    2. of his fortune, probity and prudence


    3. The one has arisen from a mere accident, in which neither prudence nor policy either had or could have any share; the other, from the fall of the feudal system, and from the establishment of a government which afforded to industry the only encouragement which it requires, some tolerable security that it shall enjoy the fruits of its own labour


    4. When the people of any particular country have such confidence in the fortune, probity and prudence of a particular banker, as to believe that he is always ready to pay upon demand such of his promissory notes as are likely to be at any time presented to him, those notes come to have the same currency as gold and silver money, from the confidence that such money can at any time be had for them


    5. Though some particular men may sometimes increase their expense very considerably, though their revenue does not increase at all, we maybe assured that no class or order of men ever does so; because, though the principles of common prudence do not always govern the conduct of every individual, they always influence that of the majority of every class or order


    6. The returns of the fixed capital are, in almost all cases, much slower than those of the circulating capital : and such expenses, even when laid out with the greatest prudence and judgment, very seldom return to the undertaker till after a period of many years, a period by far too distant to suit the conveniency of a bank


    7. Over and above the accidents to which they are exposed from the unskilfulness of the conductors of this paper money, they are liable to several others, from which no prudence or skill of those conductors can guard them


    8. “What concern of yours is that? Did your father not drill prudence into you along with


    9. Ask any rich man of common prudence, to which of the two sorts of people he has lent the greater part of his stock, to those who he thinks will employ it profitably, or to those who will spend it idly, and he will laugh at you for proposing the question


    10. Into other arts, the division of labour is naturally introduced by the prudence of individuals, who find that they promote their private interest better by confining themselves to a particular trade, than by exercising a great number

    11. The first of those causes or circumstances, is the superiority of personal qualifications, of strength, beauty, and agility of body ; of wisdom and virtue; of prudence, justice, fortitude, and moderation of mind


    12. They might continue in this manner, for a long time, merely to multiply the number of those maxims of prudence and morality, without even attempting to arrange them in any very distinct or methodical order, much less to connect them together by one or more general principles, from which they were all deducible, like effects from their natural causes


    13. Something special, or at least it should be, as should be ribbons in the hair, according to Patience and Prudence in the fifties


    14. " And further: „As under the smiles of Heaven, America is indebted for freedom and independence, rather to the joint exertions to the citizens of the several states than to the conduct of the Commander-in Chief, so she is indebted for their support, rather to a continuation of those exertions, than to the prudence and ability manifested in the exercise of the powers delegated to the President of the Unites States


    15. ” Forgetting his earlier prudence, he pushed


    16. The commanding general, when he ordered the advance through the valley to Bloody Angle, overlooked the basis of elementary tactics, namely: “Marches in the vicinity of the enemy cannot be made with too much precaution and prudence


    17. As a rule, every student should (generally) concede prudence and ―wisdom‖ to those best qualified to teach, keeping in mind,


    18. Reilly"s or put my Jaguar back on the road while it still had the home plates on it - better to error on the side of prudence


    19. Scotland used to be famous as a centre of finance and known for its fairness, prudence and probity


    20. David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his

    21. prudence, and find out knowledge of witty interpretations


    22. 6 And if prudence work; who of all those existing is a more cunning workman than she?


    23. 4 Wisdom has been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting


    24. 3 An unwise king destroyouth his people; but through the prudence of those who are in authority the city shall be inhabited


    25. 22 The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence


    26. 9 Well is him who has found prudence, and he who speaks in the ears of them that will hear,


    27. 10 He who has no experience knows little, but he who has travelled is full of prudence


    28. merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding, but the way of wisdom


    29. more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence, the highest virtue


    30. The leading one of these is prudence; by whose means, indeed, it is that reasoning bears rule over the passions

    31. The Third Gathandrian Legend: Prudence and Sloth


    32. For prudence and sloth together does not make for richness of life


    33. On the morning in which everything changes, Prudence rises first, as she always does


    34. He stretches, yawns and rubs his eyes to clear them of the dreams of night, because Sloth always dreams, although Prudence does not


    35. Sloth thinks for a while, remembering what his beloved sister, Prudence, has taught him, answers with her in mind


    36. Neither Prudence nor he have ever sensed disapproval on the part of the being who made them


    37. It is not unfamiliar, but Prudence and he do not travel this far from their home often


    38. Prudence and I have always known this


    39. It tastes like the best broth Prudence had ever made, the earliest gleanings of the corn harvest and the first bite of the honeycomb from the bees behind the house


    40. Prudence still frowns, but asks, “What has this creature done that you should be so trusting?”

    41. Above the noise of thunder, Prudence screams


    42. Just as the storm reaches its height, Prudence eats the gift he has brought her from the wood


    43. Prudence screams again and tumbles to the floor


    44. Before he can look again at Prudence, he understands she is no more


    45. The children of Hagar also that search after the wisdom that is of the Earth the merchants of Merrha and of Theman and the tellers of fables and searchers of prudence and understanding but the way of wisdom they have not known neither have they remembered her paths


    46. 1 As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition namely that religious reasoning is absolute master of the passions I would willingly advise you to give the utmost heed to philosophy; 2 For reason is necessary to everyone as a step to science and more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence the highest virtue


    47. 6 For reasoning does not rule over its own affections but over such as are contrary to justice and manliness and temperance and prudence; and yet over these so as to withstand without destroying them


    48. 18 And the forms of wisdom are prudence and justice and manliness and temperance


    49. 19 The leading one of these is prudence; by whose means indeed it is that reasoning bears rule over the passions


    50. And they vary in prudence and understanding

































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    Synonyms for "prudence"

    prudence circumspection discreetness discretion carefulness economy precaution frugality providence calculation caution common sense foresight forethought judgment

    "prudence" definitions

    discretion in practical affairs


    knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress