Discretion Quotes · Page 3

Discretion is a very valuable asset.

— Shahid Khan

Discretion is a synonym for intelligence.

— Eloisa James

Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.

— Andre Maurois

Great ability without discretion comes almost invariably to a tragic end

— Leon Gambetta

...arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and as a matter of law, unsupportable.

— Luther L. Bohanon

I have tales to tell, but I don't tell them. Discretion. Discretion.

— Gregory Peck

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

— Anonymous

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

The only greater [evil] than separation... [is] living under a government of discretion.

— Thomas Jefferson

Discretion is deadly to genius; ruinous to talent.

— Emile M. Cioran

You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion

— Benjamin Franklin

Living entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.

— A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

There is a great deal of trouble in this world which is not caused by people keeping their mouths shut.

— Myrtle Reed

If you have but a single ruler, you lie at the discretion of a master who has no reason to love you:…

— Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

“Discretion,” said Fen with great complacency, “is my middle name.” “I dare say. But very few people use their middle names.”

— Edmund Crispin

Forgiveness is the best part of valor...Discretion is easy. It's finding the courage to forgive yourself and others that is hard. [Acheron]

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Do you come to a philosopher as to a cunning man, to learn something by magic or witchcraft, beyond what can be…

— David Hume

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal…

— Rudy Giuliani

Repeat nothing - absolutely nothing - that is told you in confidence. There is no such thing as telling just one person.

— Lois Wyse

“Why do some people feel the need to throw a person's errors or weaknesses in their face or criticize their shortcomings? What…

— Susan C. Young

“Have you met people who are so set on exerting their position that they are oblivious to the feelings of others? That…

— Susan C. Young

“When we look at our words and deeds in this context, it strengthens our resolve to be incredibly selective. Everything we say…

— Susan C. Young

Aishwarya, my parent's daughter, has been brought up with enough values inculcated where I will use my discretion in my choices. At…

— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Living in the present moment requires discretion toward memory. Without memory we'd have amnesia. What good would there be in that? Offer…

— Mary Anne Radmacher

Add to this occasional journeys, ministers’ meetings, etc., and you will rather wonder that I have any time, than that I have…

— William Carey

Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the…

— Charles Baudelaire

I wish to give officials greater discretion. The State's authority will be increased thereby. I wish to transform the non-political criminal police…

— Adolf Hitler

We believe we are entitled to the gift of the Holy Ghost in extent according to the discretion and wisdom of God…

— Brigham Young

While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals,…

— Pope Benedict XVI

We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our…

— David Rockefeller

Katy was neither a Methodist nor a Masochist. She was a goddess and the silence of goddesses is genuinely golden. None of…

— Aldous Huxley

By right, as the word is employed in this subject, has always been understood discretion, that is, a full and complete power…

— William Godwin

For what is meant by saying that a government ought to educate the people? Why should they be educated? What is the…

— Herbert Spencer

Nay, but Jack, such eyes! such eyes! so innocently wild! so bashfully irresolute! Not a glance but speaks and kindles some thought…

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Penance to be sure must be used as a tool, in due times and places, as need may be. If the flesh,…

— St. Catherine of Siena

Parental Discretion is advised, but will be completely f*n, ignored

— Triple H

Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop, Not to outsport discretion.

— William Shakespeare

“She had the experience to suffer with discretion.”

— John le Carré

All persons are not discreet enough to know how to take things by the right handle.

— Miguel de Cervantes

At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.

— Menander