Quotes About Discernment

'No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said, but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.

Not always the fanciest cake that's there Is the best to eat!

The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.

Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgment to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.

One man's meat is another's poison.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

Among the smaller duties in life, I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising when praise is not due.

As the Greek said, "Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise."

A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.

Statistics are no substitute for judgement.

It is not every question that deserves an answer.

Truth has rough flavors if we bite it through.

The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.

Reason is also choice.

Reason is the mistress and queen of all things.

If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.

Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.

The point of good writing is knowing when to stop.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

The less said the better.

Though reading and conversation may furnish us with many ideas of men and things, our own meditation must form our judgement.

Better silent than stupid.