Folly is wont to have more followers and comrades than discretion. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief. — Joe Torre 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
There is a great deal of trouble in this world which is not caused by people keeping their mouths shut. — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter 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
“Learn to choose your battles carefully. When you exercise discretion, you will realize that most fights are best avoided. Let those sleeping… — Susan C. Young 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
Those of us who have come to years of discretion and more, must often take to retrospect, and seek to appraise the… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
“Be Interested & Interesting. People will be more interested in you when you are interested in them. If you want to impress,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
He was a man who was charged with the work he did in life because he was not one to ask questions… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but… — Marquis de Sade Copy Share Image
Swift calls discretion low prudence; it is high prudence, and one of the most important elements entering into either social or political… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
“I will never demean myself to speak about my courage," said Julien, coldly, "it would be mean to do so. Let the… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
Ah, the truth, what a thing it is! I sacrifice so much for it, with people: I forego, for truth's sake, discretion,… — Marvin L. Cohen 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
Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing. When they are said to exercise a discretion, it is… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
There is no talent so useful toward rising in the world, or which puts men more out of the reach of fortune,… — Jonathan Swift 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
“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 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
When an alluring woman comes in at the door," warningly traced the austere Kien-fi on the margin of his well-known essay, "discretion… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited,… — Milton Friedman 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
We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
For what is meant by saying that a government ought to educate the people? Why should they be educated? What is the… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“To Disclose or Not Disclose I just saw a poster: "Dirty laundry goes here (laundry basket) not here (Facebook logo)." Online and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“UN-Impressive Acts of Indiscretion • Forwarding other people's emails without getting permission. • Throwing other people under the bus to save yourself.… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
