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56. Precepts of Prudence

1. Prudence suffuses all the moral virtues. Hence theprecepts of the Decalogue, that is, the Ten Commandments, whichdirect virtuous acts, are all implicitly precepts of prudence.

2. Even the Old Law has definite precepts against falseprudence- craftiness and allied vices-and thus, indirectly,expresses precepts of prudence.

"The name of Jesus, pronounced with reverence and affection, has a kind of power to soften the heart. "
St Philip Neri

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"Let no one wear a mask, otherwise he will do ill; and if he has one, let him burn it."
St Philip Neri

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"It is vanity to be concerned with the present only and not to make provision for things to come."
Thomas á Kempis

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