The protection of God cannot without sacrilege be invoked but in behalf of justice and right. Kossuth.
The proud man often is the mean. Tennyson.
The proudest boast of the most aspiring philosopher 50 is no more than that he provides his little playfellows the greatest pastime with the greatest innocence. Goldsmith.
The proverb says of the Genoese, that they have a sea without fish, lands without trees, and men without faith. Addison.
The proverbs of a nation furnish the index to its spirit and the results of its civilisation. J. G. Holland.
The providence of God has established such an order in the world, that of all which belongs to us, the least valuable parts can alone fall under the will of others. Bolingbroke.
The prudence of the best of hearts is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts. Fielding.
The prudent man may direct a state, but it 5 is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it. Bulwer Lytton.
The prudent part is to propose remedies for the present evils, and provisions against future events. (?)
The public have neither shame nor gratitude. Hazlitt.