Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Prudence

2 quotes by Samuel Johnson about prudence

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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, ...

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.

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There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.

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