{Wisdom and Prudence – and Temperance}[26th April 1991]

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There is a caution on the attribution to r~ of the Spiritual Gift of Wisdom, because the Virtue of Prudence is attributable to s~, not to r~. But I do not see these two as identical. Dictionary definitions (Latin – sapienta, wisdom – as well as English) imply that prudence is a subset of wisdom. I disagree, seeing some aspects of prudence which are not necessarily wise. It is possible to be over-prudent, at least in modern use; but not, I think, to be over-wise. Nevertheless, they remain closely related:*

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*{(through C, and their different rotations from C)}

**{All the same, ‘Prudentia’ is regarded as the Classical virtue of Wisdom: Temperance (T.XIV at r~) is another of the 4 Classical virtues}

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