imprudence gets us into more trouble than actual misdeeds do. From LearnThat.org. [Mason Cooley, U.S. aphorist.]
Blind acceptance of any information from Wikipedia without extensive cross referencing and independent verification is an exercise in imprudence and irresponsiblility. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
"If that is called imprudence, I wonder what would be called a thoughtful provision against the vicissitudes of fortune.". From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Fables]
We have heard nothing from Mr. L---- since his departure, and Leonora is more unhappy than ever, and my imprudence is the cause of this. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 08] Reference
Now this pertains to imprudence which is opposed to hope. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
Now 'imprudence' seems distinctly below Mr. Bennet's usual form, and we should obviously follow the first and second editions and read. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
All that has happened is that he has apologized for the "imprudence" embarrassing the SSPX. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic and Enjoying It!] Reference
My imprudence has been the cause of this last stroke; yet I feel that he would gladly have me near him. ". From Wordnik.com. [Fairy Fingers A Novel] Reference
In his despatch of 15 May, 1811 Wellington censures a Lieutenant-Colonel (name not given), but it is for "imprudence," not cowardice. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
"Alas! noble Damian," said Eveline, "break not my heart by blaming yourself for an imprudence which is altogether my own. From Wordnik.com. [The Betrothed] Reference
But you need expect no act of imprudence from her. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
It was imprudence, and, to use the true word, madness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The crown of the wise, is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
In spite of myself, they tortured from me some words and acts of imprudence. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Does the imprudence of Halperin's promise mitigate his perfidy in betraying it?. From Wordnik.com. [Laughed At by Time] Reference
He had been imprudent; but this very imprudence might finally prove of service to him. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The imprudence of the President himself, in making his unfortunate speech of the 22d of. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
It would be a contemptible cowardice to fail in this duty, and more, it would be an imprudence. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
At this idea he trembled, measuring the possible results of the imprudence he had been guilty of. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Then had not her own imprudence and coquetry led to a rupture with the families of d'Etaples and Ray?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Yet court officials are constantly surprised by the imprudence of people's courtroom-clothing choices. From Wordnik.com. [Opening Statements: What to Wear to Court] Reference
Thus the author of all the mischief paid the penalty of his imprudence and disobedience with his life. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
He was once in affluence, but from misfortunes and some imprudence he became reduced in circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819] Reference
It only needed an imprudence, a carelessness on his part, and unluckily he could no longer be relied on. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
So it happened that Zuleika suffered but slightly for the imprudence and headlong devotion of her lover. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
But he had a sufficient sense of his own imprudence even now to hesitate a little before speaking again. From Wordnik.com. [A Bachelor's Dream] Reference
We had run our corn lands too hard; fruitful seasons tempted us to imprudence, and we were running them all out. From Wordnik.com. [Summerfield or, Life on a Farm] Reference
Hopefully, higher RAL fees will be just the deterrent people need to see the imprudence of this financial option. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Singletary: IRS decision means tax-refund loans will be harder to make] Reference
These complications can often be prevented by avoiding the slightest imprudence or exposure during convalescence. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
If you wished not for him, you hardly wished him away, and, but for your imprudence, he had not entered your home. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Now that he was no longer under the influence of Phillis's beautiful, tearful eyes, he would not commit this imprudence. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Do you avoid excess and imprudence in the one case with the same care as extravagance or foolish speculations in the other?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Some say that I have been ruined; others accuse me of imprudence and folly; others represent you as a cruel and dangerous man. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A majority of the settlers have been discharged from penitentiaries and gaols or have been the victims of misfortune or imprudence. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819] Reference
I had been too crushed and dazed by the ill news to think before of my imprudence; but now I realized how very unwisely I had acted. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
His plot failed in the city through imprudence of the conspirators and the skill of Cicero, and he himself fled, hoping to reach Gaul. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
Great is his wrath at his wife's imprudence, while the prince exits with the countess, unable to repress a smile at the unexpected event. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
Then this means in which he placed so much confidence was only a new imprudence, as the question, "You recognize me, then?" was a mistake. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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