with the speculative habits than with prudence, as is clear from what has been said. Reply Obj. 3. Prudence is of good counsel about matters regarding man’s entire life, and the end of human life. But in some arts there is counsel about matters concerning the ends proper to those arts. Hence some men, in so far as they are good counsellors in matters of warfare, or government, are said to be prudent officers or rulers, but not prudent absolutely; only those are prudent absolutely who give good counsel