Quotes About Discernment

To some men it is hard seeing a call of God through difficulties; when if it would but clothe itself with a few carnal advantages, how apparent it is to them! They can see it through a little cranny.

The natural man "cannot see or discern that divine excellency in the Scripture, without an apprehension whereof no man can believe it aright to be the word of God."

The very thing that men think they have got the most of, they have got the least of; and that is judgment.

I suppose it's part of being a good politician to be able to spot the most important men in any group without outside assistance.

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.

Such as every man is inwardly so he judgeth outwardly.

How great a quality is horse sense! Someone has defined it as that something which keeps horses from betting on men!

Trust few men; above all, keep your follies to yourself.

You can measure a man's worth by the breed of person he throws out of his office.

The curse of the intelligent man is that he will always find himself surrounded by the ignorant. The measure of the intelligent man is determined by his tolerance toward them.

You can tell a man's taste in literature by his judgment in knowing what not to read.

Yes, it is the precepts of men versus the revealed word of God. The more we follow the word of God the less we are deceived, while those who follow the wisdom of men are deceived the most.

One of the marks of an educated man today is to know what not to read--what not to see or what not to listen to.

She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.

The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty!

The world is full of bright men who know all the right things to say and who say them in the wrong place.

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.

We cannot ask a man what he will do, and if we should, and he should answer us, we should despise him for it. Therefore we must take a man whose opinions are known.

a great man always knows better than to explain unless an explanation is demanded. To rush into explanations and excuses is always a sign of weakness.

His Majesty has always been a powerful man. Perhaps he has never had to distinguish between the two.

We can generally read a man's purpose towards us in his manner, if his purposes are of much moment to us.

Many a man wins glory for prudence by seeking advice, then seeking advice as to what advice would be best to take, and finally following appetite.

I made my fortune by being able to spot a certain kind of man.