Quotes About Discernment

No se fíe nunca de las impresiones generales, amigo mío, y concéntrese en los detalles.»

Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.

Some facts should be suppressed, or at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.

It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic.

You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.

Se necesita cierta dósis de selección y de discreción al exhibir un efecto realista.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. Doyle

consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it.

Many a woman has been fooled by a persuasive man on his best behavior," Greta said. "Some of them do have good in them. Some are bad right down to the bone.

There was an old Hungarian proverb: 'Only a fool rushes bad news.

Only a fool rushes to inform of bad news.

Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will soon convince themselves that mortals cannot hide any secret.

Rather than write about what you know, you told us, write about what you see. Assume that you know very little and that you'll never know much until you learn how to see.

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

You can tell nothing from a man's appearance, nothing except the depths of your own prejudice.

Discernment is required as never before in an age of personal branding, in order that we do not accidentally find ourselves being a part of a 'knotwork' –a network with ego –which can be more cliques than authentic networks of people working towards a higher purpose for the good of all.

We do not obtain the most precious gifts by going in search of them but by waiting for them. Man cannot discover them by his own powers, and if he sets out to seek for them he will find in their place counterfeits of which he will be unable to discern the falsity.

True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and the permanent from the transient. And, yes, it means distinguishing between the good and the better, and even between the better and the best.

Those among us who have wide-open intuitive channels but no filters to decide what gets in and what gets out can become highly saturated with energy we don't want to experience.

Step #1. Identify how a bad vibe feels in your body. Pay attention to how you physically sense bad vibes, such as when someone is lying or misleading you, or when something does not feel right

OK.Now, I may be engaged, but I'm not going to get carried away.

How did I guess? From you . . . I mean, you look pregnant." "No, I don't! No one else has guessed!" "They must have. It's completely obvious!

Tasting," she says, removing my pen and paper from my hands. "Not writing. You need to use your senses. Your instincts.