Quotes About Discretion

Trust few men; above all, keep your follies to yourself.

In a discreet man's mouth, a public thing is private.

All men are mad in some way or the other, and inasmuch as you deal discreetly with your madmen, so deal with God's madmen too, the rest of the world.

You know Beyoncé, man. She's very quiet about how she does things. She doesn't like to let everybody know what she's about to do.

One man's priority is another man's extravagence.

It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.

There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest: but there is seldom one in which a man should tell it all.

A man who tells nothing, or who tells all, will equally have nothing told him.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in men of sound sense and understanding.

A wise man should never resolve upon anything, at least, never let the world know his resolution, for if he cannot reach that he is ashamed.

Talking money is crass; so I'm not going to tell you what I made last year.

I don't talk about money.

If my mother were a bumper sticker, she would read THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. Taylor's mom would read WHY THE F*** NOT?

O sir, you are old; nature in you stands on the very verge of her confine; you should be ruled and led by some discretion, that discerns your fate better than you yourself.

Wit is the most dangerous talent you can possess. It must be guarded with great discretion and good-nature, otherwise it will create you many enemies.

There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

What did the Romans say? "De gustibus non est disputandum": It is worthless to discuss personal taste. It is called 'personal' for a reason.

We can't make any statements here. We can't talk about the internal politics of Paraguay.

I realize it's probably best to keep my politics to myself.

Certainly, I approve of political opinions, but there are people who do not know where to stop.

and what if I did drink too much? Whose business is that? Who knows how much I didn't drink?

She kept secrets, her own and those told to her. I guess you'd call it integrity

Après leur dernier échange, il était parti lentement. Sans faire de bruit. Aussi discret qu'un point-virgule dans un roman de huit cents pages.