Prudent as Serpents: A Reflection on one of the Cardinal Virtues
Estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, et simplices sicut columbæ. Be ye therefore prudent (prudentes) as serpents and simple as doves. Matthew 10:16 Prudence is so often used as an excuse for cowardice, that we have come to mistake it for timidity or cautiousness. When we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place, it…