Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
If you have not first pondered the entire situation of the man whom you wish to help, and if you have not brought with you instructions for him to follow henceforth in leading his life, he will not receive great good from your help.
The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings.
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life.
Let no one profess to trust in God, and yet lay up for future wants, otherwise the Lord will first send him to the hoard he has amassed, before He can answer the prayer for more.