Quotes About Discernment

a man can be old and a fool many are a man can be young and wise few are

dog is much admired by Man because he believes in the hand which feeds him. a perfect setup, for 13 cents a day you've got a hired killer who thinks you are God. a dog can't tell a Nazi from a Republican from a Commie from a Democrat, and many times, neither can I.

The Christian surely must be a person of passion rather than of reasonableness; of discernment rather than gullibility.

God's voice isn't all that difficult to hear. In fact, you almost have to be closing your eyes and stopping your ears to miss it.

A truth presented by Satan himself is just as true as a truth stated by God.

When he gave me the book, Bill said Be skeptical about this one. It's a great book. But try to be a filter, not a sponge.

A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing

As our fathers said, you can tell a ripe corn by its look.

Signs, after all, were everywhere; it was just a question of knowing how to read them.

Stupid choices people made that they probably wouldn't if they'd thought about it for a split second longer.

Part of being a good parent was knowing when to say something and what to say, Elizabeth thought. The hardest part of parenting was knowing when to say nothing and listen.

A public that can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction is left to interpret reality through illusion.

Of course, there is no denying that I, too, have made mistakes, intentionally and unintentionally, but the good part is that now I know the difference between good and bad.

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

I can see every monster as they come in.

Intelligence is a moral category.

I always feel like you can tell when somebody's motivator is love or power. You can tell almost instantly by how they do what they do.

Intellect—even intellect that reaches the level of genius—is not the same as wisdom.

So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand.

See that? Paul said. Ten goddamn seconds. I don't get it. You didn't even have to hear the whole song, just a few lines, and you got the chills and that swirly, happy-sad feeling in your gut, didn't you? ... That's the difference between the real stuff and the crap. I know which one you are and you know which one I am.

By charging wildly different prices for products that have largely the same cost, Starbucks is able to smoke out customers who are less sensitive about the price. Starbucks doesn't have a way to identify lavish customers perfectly, so it invites them to hang themselves with a choice of luxurious ropes.

He thought about the difference between good times and bad times, and how funny it was that he could not state the difference, only feel it.

The more choices we have, the greater the need for focus.