Quotes about Discretion

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

The nature of God's love for us is outrageous. Why doesn't this God of ours display some taste and discretion in dealing with us? Why doesn't He show more restraint? To be blunt about it, couldn't God arrange to have a little more dignity? Wow!

do not let your left hand know what your right hand does, for it is not worth knowing.

To righteousness, in speaking the truth freely, and without ambiguity; and in doing all things justly and discreetly.

To comprehend all in a few words, our life is short; we must endeavour to gain the present time with best discretion and justice. Use recreation with sobriety.

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

There are," said Twain, "certain sweet-smelling, sugarcoated lies current in the world which all politic men have apparently tacitly conspired together to support and perpetuate… We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going and then go with the drove. We have two opinions: one private, which we are afraid to express, and another one -- the one we use -- which we force ourselves to wear to please Mrs. Grundy.

Abortion is a moral right—which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved.

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.