Prudence Can Be

Economy

Sagacity

Frugality

Discretion

Carefulness

Discernment

Wise speech

Cautiousness

Concentration

Rational choice

Caution in action

A teachable spirit

Careful management

Practical judgment

Caution and reserve

Foresight and caution

Reservation in speech

A sure master of need

Wise use of knowledge

The footprint of wisdom

Careful, wise discernment

A proper quality of a leader

Foresight and far-sightedness

The charioteer of the virtues

Making quick use of the moment

An attitude that keeps life safe

Thinking of saving as well as getting

A universal core character strength

Dining on little, and supping on less

Not driving in the middle of the road

Good management of talents and resources

Sometimes mere caution or circumspection

The avoidance of rash behaviour or speech

Behaviour that is careful and avoids risks

The cause, measure and form of all virtues

Wisdom in the way of caution and provision

Caution or circumspection as to danger or risk

Not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation

Skill and good judgment in the use of resources

The exercise of sound judgment in avoiding evils

Not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety

Knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage

Sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs

Careful good judgment that allows us to avoid danger or risks

The knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned

The application of universal principles to particular situations

The ability to govern and discipline ourselves by the use of reason

Looking and seeing which way the wind blows before we commit ourselves

A presumption of the future, contracted from the experience of time past

Distinguishing when acts are courageous, as opposed to reckless or cowardly

Knowing which course of action is to be taken in any concrete circumstances

The ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects

Never rashly or unnecessarily obtruding our opinion concerning either things or persons

The necessary ingredient in all the virtues, without which they degenerate into folly and excess

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

Experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto

The good management of talents and resources and the showing of tact and wisdom in relationships with other people

The ability to judge between virtuous and vicious actions, not only in a general sense, but with regard to appropriate actions at a given time and place

Caution in deliberating and consulting on the most suitable means to accomplish valuable purposes, and the exercise of sagacity in discerning and selecting them

Labouring for wages awhile, saving a surplus with which to buy tools or land for ourselves, then labouring on our own account another while, and at length hiring another new beginner to help us