Judicious Quotes

66 Judicious quotes by 57 unique authors

Though it make the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve. — William Shakespeare
Obama entered the presidency trailing clouds of intellectual self-regard. His carefully cultivated persona was of a uniquely thoughtful, judicious, deliberative, evidence-driven man comfortable with complexity.… — George Will
Women cannot receive even the most palpably judicious suggestion without arguing it; that is, married women. — Mark Twain
(The pig) hath a fair sepulchre in the grateful stomach of the judicious epicure - and for such a tomb might be content to die. — Charles Lamb
My imagination requires a judicious rein; I am afraid to let it loose, for it carries me sometimes into appalling places beyond the stars and… — Algernon Blackwood
Even if a king defeats his enemy in battle, that still doesn't settle anything. There are other, less numerous armies of philosophers and scientists, and… — Cyrano de Bergerac
He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. He enriches me without impoverishing… — Christian Nestell Bovee
I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine… — Pierre Bayle
Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more… — Samuel Johnson
Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers. — Christian Nestell Bovee
That was a judicious mother who said, "I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to… — Henry Ward Beecher
In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nothing like a little judicious levity. — Robert Louis Stevenson
There is the grand truth about Nathaniel Hawthorne. He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. For all men… — Herman Melville
Society is an organism which obeys the immutable law of progress; and change, judicious and cautious change, is necessary for the well being, and indeed… — Swami Vivekananda
High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts. — Finley Peter Dunne
There must be a judicious arrangement of all the parts. Considered conversely, the artist's task is to fill his panel with a design that conforms… — Walter J. Phillips
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity. — Saint Francis de Sales
Because you have very limited time and you have to be very judicious and wise about how you spend it. But otherwise, I've always been… — Prabal Gurung
A judicious reticence is hard to learn, but it is one of the great lessons of life. — Lord Chesterfield
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly… — Lena Dunham
The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind. — William Falconer
Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by… — Grantland Rice
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise… — Adam Smith
A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son. — William Graham Sumner

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