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PRUDENCE . PRUDENCE is the combination of wisdom , reason , discretion ,
and common sense ; the offspring of a clear head , a correct judgment , and a
good heart . It regards the past , the present , and the future ; time and eternity ;
never ...
PRUDENCE . PRUDENCE is the combination of wisdom , reason , discretion ,
and common sense ; the offspring of a clear head , a correct judgment , and a
good heart . It regards the past , the present , and the future ; time and eternity ;
never ...
Page 184
One grain of prudence is of more value than a cranium crowded with unbridled
genius , or a flowing stream of vain wit . It is the real ballast of human life . Without
it , dangers gather thick and fast around the frail bark of man , and hurry him on to
...
One grain of prudence is of more value than a cranium crowded with unbridled
genius , or a flowing stream of vain wit . It is the real ballast of human life . Without
it , dangers gather thick and fast around the frail bark of man , and hurry him on to
...
Page 185
It is not Prudence to contract sudden intimacies with strangers . Many wolves are
wandering about in sheep's clothing ; with long faces , smooth tongues , and
demon hearts ; seeking for some unwary lamb , whose jugular they can tap ,
before ...
It is not Prudence to contract sudden intimacies with strangers . Many wolves are
wandering about in sheep's clothing ; with long faces , smooth tongues , and
demon hearts ; seeking for some unwary lamb , whose jugular they can tap ,
before ...
Page 186
It is not Prudence to travel in the wide - beaten path of the pernicious credit
system of the present day , by which debtor and creditor are not unfrequently
involved in mutual ruin , and sink , embraced , in the slough of poverty . It is not
Prudence ...
It is not Prudence to travel in the wide - beaten path of the pernicious credit
system of the present day , by which debtor and creditor are not unfrequently
involved in mutual ruin , and sink , embraced , in the slough of poverty . It is not
Prudence ...
Page 187
It is not Prudence to make politics a profession — the business is overstocked -
the field is overrun with weeds ; if you enter the arena , take a pick - axe and
pruning - hook with you . The Augean stable needs cleansing — if you are a
Hercules ...
It is not Prudence to make politics a profession — the business is overstocked -
the field is overrun with weeds ; if you enter the arena , take a pick - axe and
pruning - hook with you . The Augean stable needs cleansing — if you are a
Hercules ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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