tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post9074873134222386756..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: South London PrudenceCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-74903487643779152232009-02-05T22:17:00.000+00:002009-02-05T22:17:00.000+00:00"Prudence - the ability to see oneself as one trul..."Prudence - the ability to see oneself as one truly is" - hence the mirror.Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08641946731096944403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-59852421795114208982009-02-04T17:23:00.000+00:002009-02-04T17:23:00.000+00:00Lovely. I must have passed this lots of times when...Lovely. I must have passed this lots of times when I lived in SE London and not noticed it. <BR/><BR/>Prudence normally carries not a book but a mirror (because you should 'know yourself' as the old proverb says) and the serpent, which is a symbol of wisdom. She also sometimes has a sieve, to sort out false arguments or sort the good from the bad, and sometimes had two faces, so she can look two ways at once. The book could be a symbol of wisdom like the snake, but, yes, it's just as likely to be an insurance ledger.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.com