Edmund Burke Quotes

Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.

There must be in prudence also some master virtue.

Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

It is prudence that first forsakes the wretched.

Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.

An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.

Prudence is a necessary ingredient in all the virtues, without which they degenerate into folly and excess.

Courage is a virtue only so far as it is directed by prudence.

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.

What is permitted is not always wise.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Prudence is a presumption of the future, contracted from the experience of time past.

Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man.

Wisdom is exercised in the choices you make.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.

Remember my strong advice; just remember to always think twice.

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.