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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. — Walter Scott
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. — Georg Simmel
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to… — Max Weber
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything. — Oscar Wilde
Discretion is the better part of valor. — William Shakespeare
My son, by all means desist from kicking the venerable and enlightened Vizier: for as a costly jewel retains its value even if hidden in… — C.S. Lewis
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion. — Walter Scott
Katy was neither a Methodist nor a Masochist. She was a goddess and the silence of goddesses is genuinely golden. None of your superficial plating.… — Aldous Huxley
Conversing with children is a fine art.... An art form that demands large amounts of both honesty and misdirection. Or maybe discretion is a better… — Miriam Toews
I know that disavowal is an unusal form of betrayal. From the outside it is impossible to tell if you are disowning someone or simply… — Bernhard Schlink
Forgiveness is the best part of valor...Discretion is easy. It's finding the courage to forgive yourself and others that is hard. [Acheron] — Sherrilyn Kenyon
We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected… — David Rockefeller
The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs raw… — Natalie Goldberg
A comma . . . catches the gentle drift of the mind in thought, turning in on itself and back on itself, reversing, redoubling, and… — Pico Iyer
We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will… — Alexandre Dumas
Discretion is the better part of not getting exsanguinated. — Jim Butcher
Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while, with great discretion, misbehave — Dan Buettner
He was a man who was charged with the work he did in life because he was not one to ask questions - not so… — Douglas Adams
there was great difference between persons and, discretion did not always accompany years nor was youth always with out it — Benjamin Franklin
Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now? — Nalini Singh
Discretion prevented me from saying that I thought she was a fiend from the underworld and that mountain lions couldn't force me to enter her… — Megan Whalen Turner
Zaphod did not want to tangle with them and, deciding that just as discretion is the better part of valor, so was cowardice is the… — Douglas Adams
Women do not think with logic and discretion but with emotions of the heart — Cassandra Clare
For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion on this subject.… — Albert Camus
Discretion is a synonym for intelligence. — Eloisa James

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