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Quotes About Discernment

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
~ Baltasar Gracian
Our music, you either get it or you don't. There's no middle ground.
~ Dustin Diamond
By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
~ Richard Dawkins
There's vultures out here. You need to listen and learn.
~ Tionne Watkins
I'm trying to differentiate Geurin from Deokseon. At first glance, the two may seem similar because both are outgoing. But as a person who knows Deokseon pretty well, I am confident that I can eliminate her specter in Geurin's character.
~ Lee Hye-ri
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
~ Livy
Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.
~ Theodore Parker
When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!
~ Henry S. Haskins
Art experts are said to have a "good eye." What they really have is a good brain. It is less that they spot things that others do not; it is that they know where to look;
~ Tom Vanderbilt
Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out.
~ Unknown
Evil people can not see the evil in others because of their own evil.
~ Unknown
Just remember that the masses are asses and you'll be just fine.
~ Unknown
You have the right answer . . . the question is wrong.
~ Unknown
Shown (Ezra 9:8). Poured (Psalm 45:2). Received (Romans 1:5). Seen and perceived (Acts 11:23; Galatians 2:9).
~ Unknown
So, Eva Nine, you must sometimes disregard what someone is saying and focus instead on what they are doing. Watch and observe. That is when one reveals his true self.
~ Tony DiTerlizzi
A full stomach allows the brain to be hungry for common sense.
~ Tony DiTerlizzi
Rather quickly, Officer Gorman had proved he was the sort of man who – as Leaphorn's grandmother would have said – counted the grass and didn't see the grazing.
~ Tony Hillerman
The toughest choices are not between good and bad. The most difficult decisions are when a leader must decide between better and best. This must be done carefully and warrants a period of research, prayer, and evaluation.
~ Tony Morgan
Sellaista henkilöä kohtaan tunnetaan aina kunnioitusta, joka osaa pitää suunsa kiinni. Luullaan että sellainen tietää paljon ja elää hirveän jännittävästi.
~ Tove Jansson
You're too small to be told everything.
~ Tove Jansson
Gathering is peculiar, because you see nothing but what you're looking for. If you're picking raspberries, you see only what's red, and if you're looking for bones you see only the white. No matter where you go, the only thing you see is bones.
~ Tove Jansson
I don't trust people with empty-stomach breath to tell me what taste is.
~ Unknown
Show me the way, Lord. Show me what I am to do, because I fear I have two paths before me and neither one suggests itself over the other.
~ Tracie Peterson
It is usually easier to see what lies on the surface of a person rather than taking the time and attention to delve deeper. ~ Lord John "Jack" Byron
~ Unknown