Quotes About Discernment

Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant

Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

The generation now coming out of Western schools is unable to distinguish good from bad. Even those words are unacceptable. This results in impaired thinking ability.

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

Don't mistake knowledge for wisdom.

Hikmah (Wisdom) is knowing when to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

here is a great difference between knowing a thing and understanding it. You can know a lot and not really understand anything.