Quotes About Discernment

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not.

A fool uttereth all his mind.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient.

Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.

Man is the only critter who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds.

Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way.

The wisdom of Solomon.

When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.

Thy speech bewrayeth thee.

Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

A man is known by the company he avoids.

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference.

Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.

Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.

Tolerance is that important but subordinate virtue by which, instructed in our own weakness, we bear with what is bad without pretending that it is good. We bear with it provisionally, even if sometimes there is nothing we can do about it or ever will be able to do about it. It

When you're in the public eye, me and my husband have realized that things should be kept in.

The fact that a book or publication is popular does not necessarily make it of value.

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.

As always, a lot of bad books will be published. Some good books will be published, and you have to seek them out.

I'm not convinced that every secret has to be published. I think there are secrets worth keeping, and I think there are secrets not worth keeping.

Most of the important secrets that I've known about, the real secrets that are known about aren't worth publishing.