Quotes About Discernment

There are two important things for full success in life: 1. Don´t tell everything you know.

Conviction is a good motive, but a bad judge.

It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is so easy to recognize a falsehood.

Beware of flatterers, especially when they come preaching hatred.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

É difficile sapere cosa sia la verità, ma a volte è molto facile riconoscere una falsità

They had not yet learned to draw the significant but often very fine distinction between smut and pure science.

My dear papa! I much prefer a smart man of small height than a big dumb idiot!

seeing in the air things that the others did not see.

Patrão, não vamos confundir prudência com covardia; a prudência é uma virtude.

The art of reading is to skip judiciously.

Women are the ones who knows what's going on,' she said quietly . 'They are the ones with eyes. Have you not heard of Agatha Christie?

Lions walk on four legs, observed Mma Makutsi. Was this man walking on four legs? That can be a big giveaway, Mma.

Be very careful of anything that looks too good to be true. Because if it looks too good to be true, that's probably because that's exactly what it is!

This tea is for people who really appreciate tea. Ordinary tea is for anyone.

A woman sees more than a man sees. That is well-known.

Some knowledge is a fish," she muttered. "Some is a serpent.

Mma Makutsi was unconvinced. "Where there is smoke there's fire, Mma. I have always said that." Mma Ramotswe could not let that pass. "But what does Clovis Andersen say in The Principles of Private Detection, Mma? Does he not say that you must be very careful to decide where the smoke is coming from? Smoke can drift, Mma. Those were his exact words, I think.

Don't be excessively judgmental, if you like, but always–always–be prepared to make a judgment. Otherwise you'll go through life not really knowing what you mean.

I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.

Vision involves more than just seeing or being shown.

Not all tongues that wag cohabit with a brain.

Are you calling me a dummy?" "Not at all. I'm just saying that maybe some of us caught on a bit faster than others.

I've always been a very good judge of people. That's why I like so very few of them.