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  • Fifth, a splendid coat-of-arms as accurate and rich as if emblazoned in permanent colors, with a cardinal's hat and a shield with the words 'prudens' and 'fidelis' upon it.”

    Letters and Journals 01 Morse, Samuel F B 1914

  • October 8, 2009 at 11: 06 pm имхо здесь будет в тему латинская пословица – Vir prudens non contra ventum mingit eav says:

    Flickr Hit Hard By Yahoo Layoffs 2009

  • The praise of prudence is more evenly distributed between political and miltiary contexts, and prudens, unlike cautus, is sometimes employed as a vague compliment without any clearly defined content.

    Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • The near-extinction of the majestic Americanus prudens has profound implications for our economy and our culture -- implications being played out right now in the financial crisis.

    Americanus Prudens: In Search of an Endangered Species 2008

  • The modest, hard-working Americanus prudens may even come to be seen as cool again -- at least until its kind finish bailing the rest of us out.

    Americanus Prudens: In Search of an Endangered Species 2008

  • The puzzling thing is that, under normal circumstances, our Americanus prudens should be flourishing.

    Americanus Prudens: In Search of an Endangered Species 2008

  • Platerus would have deceived him, by putting live frog's into his excrements; but he, being a physician himself, would not be deceived, vir prudens alias, et doctus a wise and learned man otherwise, a doctor of physic, and after seven years 'dotage in this kind, a phantasia liberatus est, he was cured.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Moneo Domine, ut sis prudens ad victum, sine quo caetera remedia frustra adhibentur.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Christ to their wedding, and which [6239] St. Ambrose adviseth, Deum conjugii praesidem habere, and to pray to him for her, A Domino enim datur uxor prudens, Prov. xix.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • We are worldly-wise, admire ourselves, and seek for applause: but hear Saint [460] Bernard, quanto magis foras es sapiens, tanto magis intus stultus efficeris, &c. in omnibus es prudens, circa teipsum insipiens: the more wise thou art to others, the more fool to thyself.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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