“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
“And government (to define it de facto, or according to modern prudence) is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city or a nation, and rule it according to his or their private interest; which, because the laws in such cases are made according to the interest of a man, or of some few families, may be said to be the empire of men, and not of laws.”
James Harrington
“Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise.”
Charles Horton Cooley
“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
“Build a man's ego and you'll win his favor; crush a man's ego and you'll receive much grief from him.”
E. L. McDowell
“For 6 l. a Year, you may have the Use of 100 l. if you are a Man of known Prudence and Honesty.”
Benjamin Franklin
“To change one's mind is rather a sign of prudence than ignorance”
Spanish Proverb
