It perfects the cardinal virtue of prudence. Piety, prudence, abstinence and kindness are the core virtues. Thomas defined the four cardinal virtues as prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. This is used to symbolize patience, prudence, and circumspection. Temperance, Justice, Strength and Prudence. She is flanked by personifications of Magnanimity and Prudence. For example, some may require particular tact, prudence, or knowledge. He said he has heard of the financial prudence and moral uprightness of Yar'Adua. The sable signifies prudence and constancy in adversity, the azure denotes activity and the seas. The troops acted with the greatest kindness and prudence. Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. The captain must esteemed of a quality that they trust in his prudence. The state took substantial budgetary control, which eventually led to improved fiscal prudence. Lumumba saw Mpolo as courageous, but favored Mobutu's prudence. This ruined ten years of fiscal prudence.