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Discretion Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I know that disavowal is an unusal form of betrayal. From the outside it is impossible to tell if you are disowning someone or simply exercising discretion, being considerate, avoiding embarrassments and sources of irritation. But you, who are doing the disowning, you know what you’re doing. And disavowal pulls the underpinnings away from a relationship just as surely as other more flamboyant types of betrayal Picture Quote #1

A comma... catches the gentle drift of the mind in thought, turning in on itself and back on itself, reversing, redoubling, and returning along the course of its own sweet river music; while the semicolon brings clauses and thoughts together with all the silent discretion of a hostess arranging guests around her dinner table Picture Quote #1

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do Picture Quote #1

The heart sometimes leaps forward when the head tells us to be still. When this happens, patience is clearly called for as we seek to find a proper balance between impulse and discretion Picture Quote #1

Equality before the law in a true democracy is a matter of right. It cannot be a matter of charity or of favor or of grace or of discretion Picture Quote #1

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Governments decide they know best and they’re going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn’t go on in the committee rooms of our legislative buildings. It happens in classrooms and schools, and the people who do it are the teachers and the students. And if you remove their discretion, it stops working Picture Quote #1

No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself, and what he possesses; else he lives precariously, and at discretion Picture Quote #1

While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful Picture Quote #1

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part... no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind Picture Quote #1

Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me to remain silent, my duty compels me to prevent them from doing any more harm Picture Quote #1

Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life Picture Quote #1

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The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense Picture Quote #1

With the enormous and steady increase in the volume of our literature, we must rely more and more upon sympathetic selection, judicious editing, and the indexer who knows where to exercise discretion. Any simpleton can write a book, but it requires high skill to make an index Picture Quote #1

If there’s one thing I don’t look for in a maid, it’s discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course Picture Quote #1

Mockery when done without prejudice or discretion, can be a form of respect. It’s the closest we’ll ever come to true equality Picture Quote #1

I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If this be a just remark, it is unwise and improvident to vest in the general government a power to borrow at discretion, without any limitation or restriction Picture Quote #1

Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear Picture Quote #1

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It would then be most admirably adapted to the purposes of justice, if laws properly enacted were, as far as circumstances admitted, of themselves to mark out all cases, and to abandon as few as possible to the discretion of the judge Picture Quote #1

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has Picture Quote #1

If you tell someone a secret, and ask them to keep it secret, you are asking them to display a discretion you are unable to display yourself Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Do you come to a philosopher as to a cunning man, to learn something by magic or witchcraft, beyond what can be known by common prudence and discretion? Picture Quote #1

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle Picture Quote #1

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I think that sometimes the most intelligent things that prosecutors do is when they exercise their discretion not to go forward with a case Picture Quote #1

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order Picture Quote #1

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it Picture Quote #1

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion Picture Quote #1

So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public Picture Quote #1

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life Picture Quote #1

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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 (Discretion Quotes) I know that disavowal is an unusal form of betrayal. From the outside it is impossible to tell if you are disowning someone or simply exercising discretion, being considerate, avoiding embarrassments and sources of irritation. But you, who are doing the disowning, you know what you’re doing. And disavowal pulls the underpinnings away from a relationship just as surely as other more flamboyant types of betrayal (Discretion Quotes) A comma... catches the gentle drift of the mind in thought, turning in on itself and back on itself, reversing, redoubling, and returning along the course of its own sweet river music; while the semicolon brings clauses and thoughts together with all the silent discretion of a hostess arranging guests around her dinner table (Discretion Quotes) Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do (Discretion Quotes) The heart sometimes leaps forward when the head tells us to be still. When this happens, patience is clearly called for as we seek to find a proper balance between impulse and discretion (Discretion Quotes) Equality before the law in a true democracy is a matter of right. It cannot be a matter of charity or of favor or of grace or of discretion (Discretion Quotes) Governments decide they know best and they’re going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn’t go on in the committee rooms of our legislative buildings. It happens in classrooms and schools, and the people who do it are the teachers and the students. And if you remove their discretion, it stops working (Discretion Quotes) No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself, and what he possesses; else he lives precariously, and at discretion (Discretion Quotes) While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful (Discretion Quotes) To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part... no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind (Discretion Quotes) Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me to remain silent, my duty compels me to prevent them from doing any more harm (Discretion Quotes) Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life (Discretion Quotes) The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense (Discretion Quotes) With the enormous and steady increase in the volume of our literature, we must rely more and more upon sympathetic selection, judicious editing, and the indexer who knows where to exercise discretion. Any simpleton can write a book, but it requires high skill to make an index (Discretion Quotes) If there’s one thing I don’t look for in a maid, it’s discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course (Discretion Quotes) Mockery when done without prejudice or discretion, can be a form of respect. It’s the closest we’ll ever come to true equality (Discretion Quotes) I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If this be a just remark, it is unwise and improvident to vest in the general government a power to borrow at discretion, without any limitation or restriction (Discretion Quotes) Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear (Discretion Quotes) It would then be most admirably adapted to the purposes of justice, if laws properly enacted were, as far as circumstances admitted, of themselves to mark out all cases, and to abandon as few as possible to the discretion of the judge (Discretion Quotes) If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has (Discretion Quotes) If you tell someone a secret, and ask them to keep it secret, you are asking them to display a discretion you are unable to display yourself (Discretion Quotes) 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 (Discretion Quotes) Do you come to a philosopher as to a cunning man, to learn something by magic or witchcraft, beyond what can be known by common prudence and discretion? (Discretion Quotes) The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle (Discretion Quotes) I think that sometimes the most intelligent things that prosecutors do is when they exercise their discretion not to go forward with a case (Discretion Quotes) Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order (Discretion Quotes) A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it (Discretion Quotes) The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion (Discretion Quotes) So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public (Discretion Quotes) Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life (Discretion Quotes)

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