Prudence
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253 examples of Prudence in a sentence
She had felt the pinch, but said nothing out of
prudence.
As he went out he put a finger to his lips to recommend
prudence.
It was at bottom that which always strains systems, making one man revolutionary in the extreme, pushing the other to an affectation of prudence, carrying them, in spite of themselves, beyond their true ideas into those fatal parts which men do not choose for themselves.
They did not go away together, from motives of
prudence.
He even took advantage of the occasion; he let the head captain know that he was aware of everything, contenting himself with recommending
prudence
for fear of a scandal.
Jeanlin, who had made himself purveyor, with the
prudence
and discretion of a savage and delighted to make fun of the police, had even brought him pomatum, but could not succeed in putting his hands on a packet of candles.
above all, prudence!"
Homais had thought over his speech; he had rounded, polished it, made it rhythmical; it was a masterpiece of
prudence
and transitions, of subtle turns and delicacy; but anger had got the better of rhetoric.
He was not joking; but vanity getting the better of all prudence, Leon, in spite of himself protested.
He wanted time to consider this sudden announcement which was altering his destiny, but felt himself to be incapable of prudence; his imagination was wholly taken up with forming pictures of what he would see in M. de Renal's fine house.
Julien applauded his own deftness in making use of the deprivation of the cure of Verrieres to leave a door open for himself and so return to commerce, should the sad voice of
prudence
prevail, in his mind, over heroism.
The continuous attention with which he watched his own slightest actions, in the insane idea of being taken for a man of experience, had this one advantage; when he saw Madame de Renal again, at luncheon, his behaviour was a miracle of
prudence.
At first, Madame de Renal admired his
prudence.
'What pleasure, what instinct leads them to betray us?'I find you at once enlightened and blinded by your love,' he said to her with a certain coldness; 'your behaviour today has been admirable; but is there any
prudence
in our attempting to see each other tonight?
A little seminarist, still quite a boy, and a native of Verrieres, who, from the first day, had declared himself his friend, informed him that if he had chosen M. Castanede, the vice-principal of the Seminary, he would perhaps have shown greater
prudence.
'At length, M. Chelan persuaded me to hand them over to him ...Some of them, written with a little more
prudence
than the rest, had been sent to you; never once did you answer me.''Never, I swear to you, did I receive any letter from you at the Seminary.'
Presently she returned, in defiance of all the rules of prudence, to bring him a cup of coffee; she was afraid of his dying of hunger.
Assume that I have raised all the objections that
prudence
demands; the fact is that it is four o'clock, we have no time to lose.'
It is not, generally speaking, with want of
prudence
that one can reproach the pupils of the noble Convent of the Sacre-Coeur.
He thought that by this sign of extreme
prudence
he was greatly strengthening his position.
Gradually Julien's agitation subsided;
prudence
rose to the surface.
His own would have done credit to the diplomatic
prudence
of M. le Chevalier de Beauvoisis.
Finally, the fear of a subsequent reproach from his
prudence
made him look.
It is certainly not
prudence
that is lacking in the young ladies who have been the ornament of the balls this winter.
Julien's pride tasted a momentary joy when he saw the love that glowed in the eyes of this beautiful creature, surrounded by every mark of deference; but soon his
prudence
found an occasion for alarm.
'I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.'CHAPTER 25 The Office of VirtueBut if I take this pleasure with so much
prudence
and circumspection, it ceases to be a pleasure for me.
I must return in all sincerity to the recognised standards of
prudence
and honour; a woman has everything to lose in forgetting them.'
'In reality, that is my husband,' she said to herself; 'if I return in sincerity to the standards of prudence, it is obviously he that I ought to marry.'
At other moments, the frenzy of happiness swept aside all the counsels of
prudence.
It was Julien who showed prudence; and it was only when there was any question of danger that she did not comply with his wishes; but, submissive, and almost humble towards him, she showed all the more arrogance towards anyone else who came near her in the house, relatives and servants alike.
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