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«The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation.»
Author: Pearl S. Buck | Keywords: prudent
«Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: / That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! / Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! / Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! / Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: / Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! / Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.»
«The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? / The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: prudent, sustain, The Ear
«Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: / Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.»
«The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: deceit, prudent
«Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!»
Author: Bible | Keywords: prudent
«To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.»
«Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes. Observe her labors, sluggard, and be wise.»

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