Quotes About Discernment

It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox, full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools—friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty—and said, Do the best you can with these, they will have to do. And mostly, against all odds, they're enough.

clarity of vision—especially

enough to get someone to tell him the

Don't be a fool for the devil, darling! Unless he treats you a damn sight better than the Almighty!

The mysterious he was no mystery whatsoever to me.

Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.

Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.

Zekiysen nefret eder, aptalsan küçümserler.

The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. 15 All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Only with the idea (which has become rare today) that there is a revealed truth that is above all experience, can this occult realm be enlightened, its true nature recognized and a discernment made between this lower realm and the higher realm of heaven.

Depth of knowledge combined with good judgment is worth a lot. Depth

Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.

every village in this place have a handful of people like you. And it is not easy to tell who is who.

There are secret sins and found-out sins, and it is foolish to worry about the first until it becomes the second.

It's better to do nothing than to waste your time.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes

She said my problem was that I saw things in people that they didn't see in themselves.

How can you tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys when they say the same things?

Listen to your hearts, parents! You are the expert when it comes to knowing your child. I love the Scripture that says we are to let the peace of God rule in our hearts...In other words, peace in your heart is to be like an umpire calling the shots. When in doubt--DON'T!

Ninety percent of intelligence was knowing when to shut up.' – Cherise

Little chickie la la, isn't dumb enough to fall for that, guys. (Tabitha)

But one thing I realized with my brother is that you can't toss your pearls before the swine. I think that's why my mother insisted you give anonymously. The instant anyone sees that you're kind and giving, they immediately take advantage of it. They seem to mistake kindness for weakness and giving for stupidity. (Aiden)

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should - Acheron