“Discretion is a girl's best friend. Learn when to use it, and when to let it slip.” — Jennifer Megan Varnadore Copy Share Image
While discretion points out the impropriety of my conduct, inclination urges me on to ruin. — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Folly is wont to have more followers and comrades than discretion. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share Image
“Of all the virtues, discretion began to seem the most rewarding: it kept people guessing and sometimes, by default, admiring.” — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“Whatever the rights or wrongs of their affection, in the teeth of danger and despair love is entitled to speak its mind,… — Ellis Peters Copy Share Image
Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play. — Pat Meehan Copy Share Image
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
“Discretion can be abused, and rulebooks are important safeguards against that. But the balance has shifted too far in the direction of… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer; there… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
For better or worse, editing is what editors are for; and editing is selection and choice of material. That editors newspaper or… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever… — Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger Copy Share Image
The policeman on the beat or in the patrol car makes more decisions and exercises broader discretion affecting the daily lives of… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
“There will be times when you would be wise to err on the side of caution. And rather than making a magnificent… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
I pray for discretion every single night, that I can see through people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual… — Cam Newton Copy Share Image
“Indiscretion and poor judgment not only can destroy a positive first impression, they also can have lasting negative consequences for which there… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Though this motion for a new trial is an application to the discretion of the Court, it must be remembered that the… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“8 Ways to Shine a Positive Light on Others 1. Let the other person appear smart. The person who desperately tries to… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
It may not be improper, however, to remark two consequences, evidently flowing from an extension of the federal power to every subject… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Courage that grows from constitution very often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it, and when it is only a… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
“The variety of political positions shared on Facebook in the 2016 Presidential Election was both entertaining and, sadly, destructive. I observed friends… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders… — John Adams Copy Share Image
For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of… — Don Mattrick Copy Share Image
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