Quotes About Discernment

Good decisions require far more than factual knowledge. They are made using self-knowledge and emotional mastery when they're needed most.

Social awareness is your ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them.

He'd been about to make a joke, but he kept it to himself.

Faithful discernment in decision making is seldom an individual enterprise. More often than not, the Holy Spirit guides us through both our own thinking and the feelings it generates, as well as through the insights that come from others.

Maturity is understanding that not all response requires your time and energy. Learn to protect your peace, some are better off with your silence.

There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit. - Tayend

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

WELL THEN FINE, she would just keep her visions to herself. Until she had another great one, anyway.

EW," Bumblebee declared, in perhaps her most accurate observation so far.

If everything is important, nothing is

having too many ideas is not always a good thing.

If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with fools. 43

Yes, it's crucial to speak the truth in love, but that doesn't mean that you spill your guts

Some of the problems born of structural violence are so large that they have paralyzed many who want to do the right thing. But we can find more resources, and we can find them without sacrificing our independence and discernment.

if you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse for being lazy, the other one is probably right.

Intolerance for ugliness is not in itself enough. You have to understand a field well before you develop a good nose for what needs fixing. You have to do your homework. But as you become expert in a field, you'll start to hear little voices saying, What a hack! There must be a better way. Don't ignore those voices. Cultivate them. The recipe for great work is: very exacting taste, plus the ability to gratify it.

A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.

A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest. - Paraphrased from The Boxer

discernment asks that we constantly be open, both to God's gentle nudges and to the many opportunities for grace that are constantly being presented.

Everybody else is doing it is an excuse, not a reason. It could be that everybody else isn't, but the Devil is introducing you to the few that are in the hopes that he can fool you.

Never be ashamed,' he said. 'Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.' 'How will I know which is which?' 'By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.

We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop.

A warrior of the light never picks fruit before it is ripe.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.