“I hate to see prudence clinging to the green suckers of youth; 'tis like ivy round a sapling, and spoils the growth of the tree.” HateGrowthTreeYouthI HateGreenRoundsPrudenceSpoilClingingSuckerIvySaplings Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.” AgeYouthOld AgeCompanionPrudenceRashness Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Of all damnable offenses preaching prudence to the young is the most damnable.” YoungYouthPreachingOffenseCautionPrudence Author:Sylvia Townsend Warner
“She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.” RomanceNaturalYouthGrewPrudenceUnnaturalSequels Author:Jane Austen