Quotes About Discernment

Don't overlook the truth; properly handled, it can be an effective weapon. But bear in mind that weapons get blunted with overuse.

Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals.

You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect.

One can be both entertained and educated and not know the difference".

Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Porque no todas las verdades son para todos los oídos, ni todas las mentiras pueden ser reconocidas como tales por cualquier alma piadosa

Pengetahuan tidak hanya terdiri atas mengenai apa yang harus dan dapat kita lakukan, tetapi juga tahu apa yang mungkin tidak usah dilakukan (Kata Willian dalam The Name of the Rose)

learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Signora, there's nothing in this world that demands more caution than the truth. To tell the truth is like leeching one's own heart….

there's nothing in this world that demands more caution than the truth. To tell the truth is like leeching one's own heart...

El ingenuo dominico dice que también él ha pedido el permiso y se lo han negado. «Pero tú, ¿cómo lo has pedido?», le pregunta el jesuita. Y el dominico: «¿Puedo fumar mientras rezo?». Era obvio que le contestaran que no. En cambio, el jesuita preguntó «¿Puedo rezar mientras fumo?», y los superiores le dijeron que se podía rezar en cualquier circunstancia.

No está mal. Ya estamos en el umbral en el que sospechamos que algo no funciona, pero es necesario un esfuerzo para demostrar qué es lo que no cuadra y por qué. El estúpido es muy insidioso. Al imbécil se le reconoce enseguida (y al cretino ni qué decir), mientras que el estúpido razona casi como uno, sólo que con una desviación infinitesimal.

El sabio debe velar de alguna manera los secretos que descubre, para evitar que otros hagan mal uso de ellos.

para no acabar haciendo el necio, prefiero no empezar haciendo el listo.

rather than giving out information someone would be able to check, it's better to limit yourself to insinuation.

Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must do or can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

My boy, this is the second time today that wisdom has spoken through your mouth...!

Not that the incredulous person doesn't believe in anything. It's just that he doesn't believe in everything... He is nearsighted and methodical, avoiding wide horizons. If two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somewhere, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them, that's credulity.

What we have to do is to judge which side stands for freedom and enlightenment and which for medievalism and superstition.

Hitler has written in his book that you can get any lie believed if you repeat it often enough; and especially if it's a big lie—because people will say that nobody would dare to tell one as big as that. It is no exaggeration to say that he has made Germany into a headquarters of the Lie; he has told so many and so often that nobody in his country has any means of distinguishing truth from falsehood.

What do you think, boy? is he just another lying bastard, or what?' 'Prrrt,' the cat said on a rising intonation, his eyes closed to slits. 'I thought you'd say that. I agree, I know how to pick them

Ci sono persone che per le azioni altrui tendono sempre a trovare le ragioni più infime, e non perché sono cattive, anzi: spesso i detrattori non farebbero mai ciò di cui accusano gli altri. Le loro spiegazioni, piuttosto, vorrebbero dimostrare una certa esperienza della vita, laddove con chiarimenti che implicano pulsioni nobili passerebbero per ingenui e poco perspicaci.

Me and my dad talk about important things. Things like truth and what it means to be free. Dad says books can help you. Not every book is true, he says, but the more you read, the easier it is to figure out for yourself what is true.

When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door.