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title: "Best Discerning Sayings"
description: "Browse 140 Discerning quotes by 128 authors. Discover the best Discerning sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/michael-beckwith-4190_compassionate_when-we-have-an-inner-initiation-into-pu_99130.png"
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> [When we have an inner initiation into pure love, we are in contact with our true nature. Judgment of ourselves and others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-beckwith/when-we-have-an-inner-initiation-into-pure-love-we-are-in-contact/)

[Michael Beckwith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-beckwith/)

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> [A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-barlow/a-habitual-disuse-of-physical-forces-totally-destroys-the-moral-and/)

[Joel Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-barlow/)

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> [The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/the-best-leaders-are-readers-of-people-they-have-the-intuitive/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [“Willful blindness” may hinder us from discerning the critical fault lines in the narrative of our life. Our memory may obliterate then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-pevernagie/willful-blindness-may-hinder-us-from-discerning-the-critical-fault/)

[Erik Pevernagie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-pevernagie/)

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> [When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elbert-hubbard/when-on-the-brink-of-complete-discouragement-success-is-discerning/)

[Elbert Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elbert-hubbard/)

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> [We are all responsible to Jesus first, and then, under him, to various other persons and offices. Discerning the path of love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/we-are-all-responsible-to-jesus-first-and-then-under-him-to-various/)

[John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/)

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> [Men have got more of a discerning eye. They appreciate cut and details, things that aren't so obvious. They like things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-galliano/men-have-got-more-of-a-discerning-eye-they-appreciate-cut-and-details/)

[John Galliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-galliano/)

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> [The one thing I do find about serious reviews is that usually they tend to have a point, and that's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-lennon/the-one-thing-i-do-find-about-serious-reviews-is-that-usually-they/)

[Sean Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-lennon/)

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> [The world of counterterrorism is like that old jigsaw puzzle in the back of the closet: Its many missing pieces and extra…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-l-haney/the-world-of-counterterrorism-is-like-that-old-jigsaw-puzzle-in-the/)

[Eric L. Haney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-l-haney/)

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> [I get asked to do benefits a lot and I've decided I've got to be a bit more discerning, I can't just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kightlinger/i-get-asked-to-do-benefits-a-lot-and-i-ve-decided-i-ve-got-to-be-a/)

[Laura Kightlinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kightlinger/)

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> [The sectaries of a persecuted religion, depressed by fear, animated with resentment, and perhaps heated by enthusiasm, are seldom in a proper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-gibbon/the-sectaries-of-a-persecuted-religion-depressed-by-fear-animated/)

[Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-gibbon/)

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> [The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/the-american-elite-is-almost-beyond-redemption-moral-relativism-has-2/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [ \[I\]n my country, when they would say a man has no sense, they say, such an one has no memory; and when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne/i-n-my-country-when-they-would-say-a-man-has-no-sense-they-say-such/)

[Michel de Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne/)

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> [A discerning man, when he eats grapes, takes only the ripe ones and leaves the sour. Thus also the discerning mind carefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/a-discerning-man-when-he-eats-grapes-takes-only-the-ripe-ones-and/)

[John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/)

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> [Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/praise-is-a-more-ingenious-concealed-and-subtle-kind-of-flattery-that/)

[Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/)

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> [Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated--it is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-frederic-amiel/criticism-is-above-all-a-gift-an-intuition-a-matter-of-tact-and-flair-2/)

[Henri Frederic Amiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-frederic-amiel/)

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> [It is such an innocent, intuitively discerning mind that helps make the Eastern guru and the Desert Abba "master". Where intimate Source…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tilden-edwards/it-is-such-an-innocent-intuitively-discerning-mind-that-helps-make/)

[Tilden Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tilden-edwards/)

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> [Conservation is key to preserving many of the worlds natural beauty spots, so do your best to help by keeping to designated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheherazade-goldsmith/conservation-is-key-to-preserving-many-of-the-worlds-natural-beauty/)

[Sheherazade Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheherazade-goldsmith/)

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> [I've had a lot of experience in independent film, and about how to choose. You've got to be very discerning about where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-experience-in-independent-film-and-about-how-to/)

[Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/)

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> [It is true that the discerning intellect of the world is always much in advance of the creative, so that there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/it-is-true-that-the-discerning-intellect-of-the-world-is-always-much/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [Raising parent awareness on how to support their students to be safe, responsible and discerning users of technology continues to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-mann/raising-parent-awareness-on-how-to-support-their-students-to-be-safe/)

[Susan Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-mann/)

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> [Basically the children who watch it just see the little characters they love, and so they're not discerning about whether it looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-bluth/basically-the-children-who-watch-it-just-see-the-little-characters/)

[Don Bluth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-bluth/)

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> [“Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/instead-of-being-regarded-as-intelligent-or-knowledgeable-many-a/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

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> ['The Observer's Very Short List' is another example of how the Observer Media Group offers its readers the most cutting-edge information, available…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-kushner/the-observer-s-very-short-list-is-another-example-of-how-the-observer/)

[Jared Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-kushner/)

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> [A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-g-bennis/a-passion-for-continual-learning-a-refined-discerning-ear-for-the/)

[Warren G. Bennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-g-bennis/)

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> [Surrounding yourself with a great team that is really discerning and not pushing or rushing into a certain direction that doesn't seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aj-michalka/surrounding-yourself-with-a-great-team-that-is-really-discerning-and/)

[AJ Michalka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aj-michalka/)

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> [“According to ayurveda, we become what we surround ourselves with. And so it stands to reason that we have to be discerning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/according-to-ayurveda-we-become-what-we-surround-ourselves-with-and/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

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> [One of the key places where sociology should be used is in analyzing 'the world' of our times, so that we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/os-guinness/one-of-the-key-places-where-sociology-should-be-used-is-in-analyzing/)

[Os Guinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/os-guinness/)

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> [Conservation is key to preserving many of the world's natural beauty spots, so do your best to help by keeping to designated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheherazade-goldsmith/conservation-is-key-to-preserving-many-of-the-world-s-natural-beauty/)

[Sheherazade Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheherazade-goldsmith/)

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> [Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/let-schoolmasters-puzzle-their-brain-with-grammar-and-nonsense-and/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

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> [Our perceptions of truth are built around what is practical, not what is true. Even the smartest human brain doesn't have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/our-perceptions-of-truth-are-built-around-what-is-practical-not-what/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

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> [Discerning the will of God is a very tricky thing, partly because, you know, the little voice in my head can either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/discerning-the-will-of-god-is-a-very-tricky-thing-partly-because-you/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

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> [Much Madness is divinest Sense -- To a discerning Eye -- Much Sense -- the starkest Madness -- 'Tis the Majority In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-dickinson/much-madness-is-divinest-sense-to-a-discerning-eye-much-sense-the/)

[Emily Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-dickinson/)

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> [Once a person is able to achieve true singlemindedness in his practice and smash apart the old nest... into which he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hakuin-ekaku/once-a-person-is-able-to-achieve-true-singlemindedness-in-his/)

[Hakuin Ekaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hakuin-ekaku/)

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> [True modesty is a discerning grace And only blushes in the proper place; But counterfeit is blind, and skulks through fear, Where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/true-modesty-is-a-discerning-grace-and-only-blushes-in-the-proper/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [In any period it is upon a very small minority that the discerning appreciation of art and literature depends ... They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-r-leavis/in-any-period-it-is-upon-a-very-small-minority-that-the-discerning/)

[F. R. Leavis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-r-leavis/)

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> [Right around 2004 when 'Ray' came out, I made a conscious decision to be more discerning because I thought to myself, 'After…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bokeem-woodbine/right-around-2004-when-ray-came-out-i-made-a-conscious-decision-to-be/)

[Bokeem Woodbine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bokeem-woodbine/)

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> [The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willa-cather/the-more-observing-ones-may-have-seen-but-discerning-people-are/)

[Willa Cather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willa-cather/)

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> [The sin of worldliness is a preoccupation with the things of this temporal life. It's accepting and going along with the views…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/the-sin-of-worldliness-is-a-preoccupation-with-the-things-of-this/)

[Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/)

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> [All the fruits of the Spirit which we are to lay weight upon as evidential of grace, are summed up in charity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-edwards/all-the-fruits-of-the-spirit-which-we-are-to-lay-weight-upon-as/)

[Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-edwards/)

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