I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. [Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.].
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence..
There must be in prudence also some master virtue..
Prudence, like experience, must be paid for..
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them..
When you have nothing to say, or to hide, there is no need to be prudent..
Prudence is the footprint of Wisdom..
Prudence approaches, conscience accuses..
I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence..
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned..
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception..
An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness..
The bounds of a man's knowledge are easily concealed, if he has but prudence..
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence..
He who has far to ride spares his horse..
Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.].
The eye of prudence may never shut..