All 6 Uses of
prudent
in
Crime and Punishment
- Besides he is a man of great prudence and he will see, to be sure, of himself, that his own happiness will be the more secure, the happier Dounia is with him.†
Chpt 1.3
- Almost every criminal is subject to a failure of will and reasoning power by a childish and phenomenal heedlessness, at the very instant when prudence and caution are most essential.†
Chpt 1.6
- his vanity overcame his prudence.
Chpt 2.5 *prudence = good sense and caution
- But some curiosity and even a sort of prudence made him linger for a moment.†
Chpt 4.1
- I believe Avdotya Romanovna is sacrificing herself generously and imprudently for the sake of…. for the sake of her family.†
Chpt 4.1
- But in the first place, everybody does so in one way or another, and in the second place, of course, one ought to be moderate and prudent, however mean it may be, but what am I to do?†
Chpt 6.3
Definition:
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(prudent) sensible and careful