Quotes About Discretion

One might have all sorts of reasons for avoiding people. It's none of our business.

Hay mucha gente buena, Irina, pero es discreta. Los malos, en cambio, hacen mucho ruido, por eso se notan más.

Hay grandeza y dignidad en la tragedia, por eso es fuente de inspiración, pero no quiero tragedia, por inmortal que sea, quiero una dicha sin bulla, íntima y muy discreta, para no provocar los celos de los dioses, siempre tan vengativos...

C'è molta gente buona, Irina, ma è discreta. I cattivi, invece, fanno molto rumore, per questo si notano di più.

Parece que todos los hombres de su familia han sido de buen corazón, Alma. Hay poca gente así en este mundo. - Hay mucha gente buena, Irina, pero es discreta. Los malos, en cambio, hacen mucho ruido, por eso se notan más.

Discretion is not the better part of biography.

The clock struck eleven with the respectful unobtrusiveness of one whose mission in life is to be ignored.

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.

Great ability without discretion comes almost invariably to a tragic end.

Let your own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

The better part of valour is discretion.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.

Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.

A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion.

In my professional life I do not have to like everyone, but when I feel negative energy with someone I try and avoid that person.

I turn down invitations to events where I know there will be politicians.

People should be allowed to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own home or their own hotel room.

You can certainly keep a low public profile if you want to.

It's only advice. Ignore it if you want.

I think to give something a chance, to really get to know somebody, you want to do it out of the public eye.

I would never speak about specifics in my own relationships because I think it's tacky. If you seriously want to know, listen to the music.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble.