Discretion Quotes
155 quotes by 131 authors
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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words,…
— Francis Bacon
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The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true knowledge,…
— Annie Besant
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A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.
— Christian Nestell Bovee
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Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn't it? We…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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Equality before the law in a true democracy is a matter of right. It cannot be a matter of charity or of favor or of…
— Wiley Blount Rutledge
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Governments decide they know best and they're going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn't go on in the committee…
— Ken Robinson
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
— Jean de La Fontaine
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Your memo is trumping a Congressional statute. You don't have the discretion on whether to follow the law or not.
— Trey Gowdy
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Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited, if there is…
— Milton Friedman
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
— Democritus
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No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He,…
— James Burgh
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A person of greater enterprise than discretion, who in embracing an opportunity has formed an unfortunate attachment.
— Ambrose Bierce
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In few people is discretion stronger than the desire to tell a good story.
— Murasaki Shikibu
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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator.…
— Mike Krzyzewski
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Jurors should acquit, even against the judge's instruction . . . if exercising their judgment with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the…
— Alexander Hamilton
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By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by…
— Harry A. Blackmun
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While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority…
— Conrad Black
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