Ambivalence Quote by Susanna Rowson

Discretion is deadly to genius; ruinous to talent.

— Emile M. Cioran

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

— Walter Scott

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in men of…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy.

— Christine Keeler

In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not discretion.

— Horace

I consider your conduct unethical and lousy.

— Peter Arno

I pursue pleasure, but stingily, suspiciously.

— Mason Cooley

Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.

— Georg Simmel

Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now?

— Nalini Singh

If I'm given an opportunity to do something, I do it. Or else I fool around with it.

— William Shatner

When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it.

— Ang Lee

Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience,…

— Robert Southey