Quotes About Discernment

Richard was a smart guy, with lousy judgment.

When you're 14, anything with a sword and a dragon is pretty cool. But when you're 21 and you've read 2 000 fantasy novels, you start to realize that some of those books, well, they weren't really good. OK, let's be honest. A lot of them were crap.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

What use is care ? What good is watching for that matter? People are forever watching things. They should be seeing . I see the things I look at. I am a see-er.

Una historia es como un fruto seco - dijo Vashet -. Un necio se la traga entera y se atraganta. Otro necio la tira creyendo que no tiene ningún valor. - Sonrió -. Pero una mujer sabia encuentra la manera de romper la cáscara y comerse el fruto que hay en el interior.

I realize that I cannot say enough. So. Since I cannot say enough, at least I will avoid saying to much".

There's no clear water from a muddy well. All you can do is let the silt settle until the water clears otherwise it will taste sour. (paraphrased)

A story is like a nut," Vashet said. "A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, thinking it of little worth." She smiled. "But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meat inside.

Pero tú, más que nadie, tendrías que darte cuenta de lo delgada que es la línea que separa la verdad de una mentira convincente. La línea que separa la historia de un relato entretenido. Sabes cuál de las dos cosas ganaría con el tiempo.

Para parecer inteligente tienes que saber cerrar la boca cuando conviene.

Less is More. It's the Chocolate Chip in your cookie. Yes, it's delicious. But you can't have a cookie that's *all* chocolate chip. It just doesn't work.

And remember: speak least if you would be most often heard.

the key is knowing when to fight. Men are full of anger, so they have trouble with this. Women less so.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. So

I opened my mouth. Then closed it, deciding this was probably not the right time for questions. Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

think things are usually bad one way or another," he said. "It might be that only us older folk can see it.

can't tell salt from cyanide by tasting it.

No se trata de ser o no culpable —razonó Manet—. Un árbol no provoca una tormenta, pero cualquier idiota sabe dónde va a caer el rayo. Wilem asintió con gesto grave. —En mi tierra decimos: el clavo más alto es el que primero recibe el martillazo. —Arrugó el entrecejo—. En siaru suena mejor.

I think things are usually bad one way or another," he said. "It might be that only us older folk can see it.

And because people are stupid and use their noses only for blowing, but believe absolutely anything they see with their eyes, they will say it is because this is a girl with beauty and grace and charm.

Mrs. Porter was fat, and her breath smelled like burnt newspapers.

You see?' said Baldini, equally both satisfied and disappointed; and he straightened up. 'You can't do it. Of course you can't. You're one of those people who know whether there is chervil or parsley in the soup at meal-time. That's fine, there's something to be said for that. But that doesn't make you a cook.

Know how to recognize a meaningful experience when we see it.

Careful how you bare yer soul Careful not to bare it all