Quotes About Discernment

A man who attempts to read all the new productions must do as the flea does,--skip.

I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.

A man in the jungle at night, as someone said, may suppose a hyena's growl to be a lion's; but when he hears the lion's growl, he knows damn well it's a lion.

Common sense is a phrase employed to denote that degree of intelligence, sagacity, and prudence which is common to all men.

Any one prominent in affairs can always see when a man may steal a horse and when a man may not look over a hedge.

No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.

Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.

We do not see into men's hearts. We cannot judge, and are indeed forbidden to judge.

Show is not substance; realities govern wise men.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The difference between the smartest dog and the stupidest man - say a Tennessee Holy Roller - is really very small.

How many years must a man do nothing, before he can at all know what is to be done and how to do it!

There's an old saying. Never send a boy to do a man's job, send a lady.

James Agate, a great critic of the day, advised me that the way to learn your job properly was to learn Shakespeare, so I went to Stratford. It really sorts out the men from the boys.

After all, you can't expect men not to judge by appearances.

Man is not in the world to set it right, but to see it rightly.

One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one man under aspects which few yet see.

The commonest man, who has his ounce of sense and feeling, is conscious of the difference between a lovely, delicate woman and a coarse one. Even a dog feels a difference in her presence.

Lundist held that a man who can observe is a man apart. Such a man can see opportunities where others see only the obstacles

Men of genius are not quick judges of character.

It takes more than a wise man to keep track of a foolish woman.

The principle of recognition of evil under all its guises is at the basis of the true education of man.

One Man's food is another Man's Poison

A man of letters, merely by reading a phrase, can estimate exactly the literary merit of its author.