The Thoughtful Warden


  THE Warden of a Penitentiary was one day putting locks on the doors 
of all the cells when a mechanic said to him:

  "Those locks can all be opened from the inside - you are very 
imprudent."

  The Warden did not look up from his work, but said:

  "If that is called imprudence, I wonder what would be called a 
thoughtful provision against the vicissitudes of fortune."