Prudently

Examples

• The great and general utility of the banking trade, when prudently managed, has been fully explained in the second book of this Inquiry. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• And it shows how much more profitable it is prudently to remove, than to resent, return, and continue inimical proceedings. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• You are tempted too much--too much; but don't--go you must--but go carefully, prudently; pray God to help you. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The cheeks of the young man were crimson, and his eyes flashed fire; but he prudently said nothing, as yet. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He that idly loses five shillings' worth of time, loses five shillings, and might as prudently throw five shillings into the sea. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He no longer drank cautiously, prudently, but imprudently and recklessly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Graham prudently took no notice. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• House-rent, in a prudently chosen situation, need not be high. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• We ourselves, in some cases, prudently choose a partial death. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The old gentleman considered that she had acted prudently, and readily undertook to hold solemn conference with the worthy doctor himself. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You had better ask Mother's leave before you order anything, returned Meg prudently. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• For Rebecca had determined, and very prudently, we think, to fly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Amy does too--I see it in her eyes, though she prudently waits to turn it over in her mind before she speaks. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

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