Discreet Quotes

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They also explained how the sensors can monitor the levels of acetone on people's breath, and this can be used to tell people who suffer… — Anne Campbell
A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
That meddling in other people's affairs...formerly conducted by the most discreet intrigue is now openly advocated under the name of intervention. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet to run amok and tilt at all I meet. — Alexander Pope
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. — Mark Twain
Cats are distant, discreet, impeccably clean and able to stay silent. What more could be needed to be good company? — Marie Leszczynska
Two persons who have chosen each other out of all the species with a design to be each other's mutual comfort and entertainment have, in… — Joseph Addison
I like density, not volume. I like to leave something to the imagination. The reader must fit the pieces together, with the author's discreet help. — Maureen Howard
Britney's a very beautiful human being. After I worked with her, I realized that there was a reason why she was the most popular pop… — Zoe Saldana
With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them which for abundance of riches… — John Foxe
If you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best wine in town,… — John Wilmot
Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men! — Mary Boykin Chesnut
In no country has the historical blackout been more intense and effective than in Great Britain. Here it has been ingeniously christened The Iron Curtain… — Harry Elmer Barnes
The press and politicians. A delicate relationship. Too close, and danger ensues. Too far apart and democracy itself cannot function without the essential exchange of… — Howard Brenton
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. We have two opinions: one private,… — Mark Twain
Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before — Anita Hill
Love is . . . a madness most discreet — William Shakespeare
De-Christianizing America has been high on the progressive agenda, and, thanks to the government (especially the federal courts), it has been a great success. Nor… — Joseph Sobran
The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all… — Charles Perrault
Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that… — Robert Grosseteste

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