Quotes About Discretion

Some things should remain private.

Stangaciile, ca si timiditatea, au un farmec discret prin surprizele pe care le provoaca, prin panica naiva care o raspandesc.

Conversing with children is a fine art.... An art form that demands large amounts of both honesty and misdirection. Or maybe discretion is a better word.

The mouse is safest when she doesn't leave footprints in the butter.

A SECRET'S WORTH DEPENDS ON THE PEOPLE FROM WHOM IT MUST be kept.

What ever you do-Don't get caught.

I know nothing about meetings between clubs, and I don't want to know anything about them.

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

When we got married, we kind of kept it quiet because everybody was saying, 'Oh, Mickey and Minnie got married.'

Bathsheba's was an impulsive nature under a deliberative aspect. An Elizabeth in brain and a Mary Stuart in spirit, she often performed actions of the greatest temerity with a manner of extreme discretion.

Un sitio libre, en un rincón cercano a la puerta, atrajo felizmente su mirada. Se colocó con discreción y procuró hacer ver que se hallaba sentado allí desde el principio.

Discretion tells us what God wants of us and what He does not want of us.

Don't ever wrestle with a pig. You'll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

They better be darn ready to show a detailed file of all of the other steps they took before they overruled the [lead investigator's] judgment, the person in the best position to determine whether or not there was probably cause to arrest George Zimmerman."

Ria sozinha quase o tempo todo, uma moça magra querendo controlar a própria loucura, discretamente infeliz.

When someone refuses to speak, those around him are left to imagine what his thoughts might be, and all too often the possibilities conjured up are not pleasant ones...Sometimes, no matter how much you wish to proclaim them, it is better to keep your thoughts to yourself. Speaking out when someone else is silent puts the speaker at a disadvantage.

Some things are best kept to yourself. Particularly when you're not sure whether or not other people will approve, but you're pretty sure they won't.

Don José es un hombre que, a fuerza de tener que aguantar a su mujer, había conseguido llegar a vivir horas enteras, a veces hasta días enteros, sin más que decir, de cuando en cuando, ¡hum!, y al cabo de otro rato, ¡hum!, y así siempre. Era una manera muy discreta de darle a entender a su mujer que era una imbécil, pero son decírselo claro.

I'm about to look up Evariste's record, and this time you don't get to lean over my shoulder.

For dronkenesse is verray sepultureOf mannes wit and his discrecioun.

Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.

I don't like to share my personal life… it wouldn't be personal if I shared it.