Quotes About Discernment

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.

Every eye makes its own perception.

Wall your life, guard your heart and mind your mind! A life without a wall least blocks something! A mind without a wall accepts anything at all!

You do not respond to a mosquito bite with a hammer.

if you cannot get it all right, don't get it all wrong

In the world we live, either everyone is stupid or no one is.

I'm going to tell you a secret:You don't have to believe every thought that pops into your head.

Don't water your weeds

Be careful who's advice you heed to! It is better to listen to your heart.

I agree that sometimes it is difficult to choose between right and wrong, but not between right and stupid.

Exactly what good are our eyes if they are not willing to see what's right before us?

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.

...whoever is guided solely by his own judgment and decision will never climb up to the summit of perfection and will not fail to be the victim of the devil's ruinous power to delude.

There is a craft and a power in listening.

I'd go so far as to say that I want my own kids to be found by strangers on the Internet. (I'll let that hang there for a moment.) Certainly, I want them to be found by the right strangers, the ones who share their passions and want to learn with them. And I want them to be able to discern between good and bad strangers.

Common sense ain't common.

If you can't identify it, don't stick it in your mouth.

Never miss a good chance to shut up." ? Will Rogers

One who can see without seeming to see-- That's an observer as good as three.

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess.

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit—general knowledges are those knowledges that idiots possess.

To generalize is to be an idiot.