Quotes About Discernment

To me, the worst thing is to just be knee-jerk and emotional.

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.

A nose that can see is worth two that sniff.

There is a solid satisfaction in one's having and being conscious that he merits the good opinion of men of true discernment and real worth. But to have a name among the weak and the wicked is shame and reproach.

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Sugar is my friend, not my love. I always season sugar with a bit of acid or salt. Listen to your tongue.

My wife is a very clever woman. She knows when to say something and when to bite her tongue.

I may not know everything about physical talent or anything like that, but I have a sharp mind when it comes to that look: being able to look into somebody's eyes to tell if they are going to be in the foxhole with you tonight, or if they are not.

If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.

To read too many books is harmful.

Too many people get lost in the game of having a good time and being naive about things.

I have a knack - and still do - where I can look at a guy and tell you if he's going to draw you money or not. That's very difficult to do. I haven't met too many people who can do that.

Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.

As a restaurateur, my palate is one of my most important tools.

What we can do is provide the tools, through our educational system, for people to be able to tell sense from nonsense. These tools include the scientific method, skeptical questioning, empirical evidence, verifying sources, etc.

I can tell really early on in a painting if I'm going to toss it or not.

For the critic, the word 'best' is like a grenade without a pin: Toss it around too freely, and you're likely to get your hand blown off.

It's hard, but sometimes it is better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friends. The wrong group can lead you down all kinds of paths you really don't want to be on. And retracing your steps can be a long and hard journey

Never interrupt someone who is making a mistake.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.