Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Understand that wisdom is higher than intellect and discretion is higher than debating. — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
I don't show every picture that I have, I think discretion is also important. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Do you come to a philosopher as to a cunning man, to learn something by magic or witchcraft, beyond what can be… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter 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
I like my clients. All of my clients say, "Peter. You're talented. But, your best virtue is your discretion." They really don't… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
Repeat nothing - absolutely nothing - that is told you in confidence. There is no such thing as telling just one person. — Lois Wyse 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
When men comfort themselves with philosophy, 'tis not because they have got two or three sentences, but because they have digested those… — John Selden Copy Share Image
The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
I don't know too many people who, when the TV announcer says, 'Viewer discretion is advised', then turn the TV off. Those… — Dan Gilroy 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
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
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
“A discreet person . . . • is strong, yet humble; • expresses genuine concern and interest; • exercises caution to avoid… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“The irony is that their enthusiasm for personal revelation can backfire badly and have the opposite effect. People become their own worst… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
If a hundred or a thousand people, all of the same age, of the same constitution and habits, were suddenly seized by… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
If the Nation is living within its income, its credit is good. If, in some crises, it lives beyond its income for… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is an odd fact that what we now know of the mental and emotional life of infants surpasses what we comprehend… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
The dignity of the act is the deliberate, circumspect, open, and serene performance by these men in the clear light of day,… — William M. Evarts Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When it comes to revamping our bail laws, we can't rely on judicial discretion alone. — Eric Adams Copy Share Image
Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies. — Piyush Goyal Copy Share Image
When perfect frankness comes in at the door love flies out of the window. — Helen Rowland Copy Share Image
