Quotes About Discernment

It's very important to say no to stuff you don't like because then you won't be able to do justice to it.

You got to be careful of the company you keep.

When you get older, keeping the private stuff private seems less important.

I always prided myself on my ability to choose good clerks, and one of the key elements was whether I thought I would like the person.

To some extent, at least, you have to shield children from what you know and drip-feed information to them. Sometimes that is kindly meant, and sometimes not.

You don't want to be ball chasing or really forcing the issue because that looks bad. You've got to just take what they give you and have an opportunity to knock down some shots.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.

We have to be careful about applying criminal labels to people until we're very sure.

It didn't matter what my heart said, I reminded myself. My heart told me stupid stuff all the time. My heart should just shut the hell up.

There are things we want, and things we may have.... Sanity lies in knowing the difference.

All a person's ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD. (Proverbs 16:2)

When to Be Quiet I will have many occasions to open my mouth in the days ahead. But

Do you really need to say everything that is on your mind?

1. Don't speak too much. 2. Don't speak too soon. 3. Don't speak without first listening. And then the advice? Don't speak at all.

Knowing how to see, that is the most important gift from God.

There's volumes to be said for a wine that takes you three glasses to decide whether you find it compelling or repellent." — EVAN AND BRIAN MITCHELL The Psychology of Wine

God's hand can be seen in any occurrence for those who are determined to find it there, but then again, so can the devil's

The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.

The good guys and bad guys aren't as easy to tell apart as I used to think they were. You can't look at someone with your eyes and take their measure. You have to look with the heart.

See things for what they are. Drop your blinders and raise the sewer to eye level. Admit that your swimming in shit. If you don't acknowledge the turd heading down the drain towards you; you can't dodge it.

You can discover just as much from what people don't say to you, as what they do. It's not enough to listen to their words. You have to mine their silences for buried ore. It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all.

Don't confuse intensity of emotion with quality of emotion

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