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Tag Tag Prudence
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Prudence · 1841

Quotes

“Great estates may venture more; little boats must keep near shore.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“You will be careful, if you are wise; how you touch men’s religion, or credit, or eyes.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”

Thomas Jefferson · Declaration of Independence, 1776 · Primary source

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