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Prudence (n.) keeps ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠answering where the way goes, over Gerizim or Moriah, through this science or those maxims, and hides the real difficulty, how it is walked.

Prudence (n.) at ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its most pitiable sits in high places and makes men believe they have done the greatest things while keeping them from attempting even the lesser.

Prudence (n.) as ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the explanation of misfortune, "I should have calculated better," explains everything by first making it impossible to learn anything from life.

Prudence (n.) that ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠advises bracing oneself "to a certain degree" frees no one; the phrase becomes the cord that ties the fortunate and the troubled up in doubt.

Prudence (n.) asks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠of the God-man: what has he done for his future, what will he do with the long winter nights — why, he cannot even play cards!

Prudence (n.) made ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the servant who buried his talent wise and farsighted, and rejected; the servant who risked too much and lost it all is the one who will be forgiven.

Prudence (n.) already ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠accomplishes everything Christendom calls Christian — to abstain from crimes needs no threat of eternal torment; it is nothing but common prudence.