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Quotes About Discernment

There are a lot of morons out there who only go by appearances
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
future could be read much more clearly in the streets, factories, and barracks than in the morning press.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
si algún día tiene usted una hija empezará sin darse cuenta a dividir a los hombres en dos clases: los que usted sospecha que se acuestan con ella y los que no.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafónruiz
And Ruth was the last person to whom a sensible Indian would hand a weapon.
~ Caroline B. Cooney
How does the grace of wisdom serve the Intellectual? Wisdom calls you to think twice before doing harm to another person. It is that voice inside you that in the midst of emotional conflict whispers, "Are you sure you want to say that? Because if you do your relationship may change forever." Wisdom inspires you to consider the consequences of your choices—their effect on your life and the lives of others.
~ Caroline Myss
You can never have too much information. Gather it in and then sift it, and let the unimportant fall through the small holes.
~ Carolyn Brown
Emotions aren't a hindrance to wise decision-making, but are central to the Christian life.
~ Carolyn Mahaney
kids always know what's going on, even before you know yourself sometimes.
~ Cecelia Ahern
So you do read the papers. Usually kids your age need a bomb up their backsides, but it's good to see you've got your wits about you.
~ Cecelia Ahern
ability to see what the
~ Cecelia Ahern
Almighty God teach you my dear brother...more wit and knowledge than to be taken in by a good for nothing destructive flirt and devil.
~ Cecil Woodham-Smith
he admired Fan for being Fan, which is to say the kind of person who would keep the right perspective on such qualified information).
~ Chang-Rae Lee
I can tell when I meet you, within three minutes, how you were raised. When I met Lady Gaga on the 'American Horror' set... beautifully brought up.
~ Leslie Jordan
Growing up in Mexico, I know what real Mexican food is - and isn't.
~ Marcela Valladolid
People in Michigan are good at separating fact from fiction. They know, better than most of the country, what happens to the economy and jobs when the scales are tipped too far in favor of one group over another.
~ Fred Upton
I'm always listening and watching; my ear is like a boom mike. And judging, frankly. Constantly judging.
~ Kathy Griffin
You can tell a dumb guy a mile away.
~ Kim Shattuck
I don't believe that you have to be a cow to know what milk is.
~ Ann Landers
I will not do a run of the mill kind of a film or role. I will not say yes to that.
~ Rishi Kapoor
I don't write anything off without reading a script, and if it's a good one, I'll consider it, whether it's for $20 or a million dollars.
~ Martin Freeman
Her great merit is finding out mine - there is nothing so amiable as discernment.
~ Lord Byron
I've been a minister and I know how cautious you have to be.
~ Thomas Watson, Jr.
You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.
~ Samuel Johnson
Three virtues are required if we are to be true leaders: the virtue of cutting off, the virtue of loving, and the virtue of insight.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh