Discretion Quotes

The way a woman carries herself and the way she dresses ought to promote the following types of words: modesty, discretion, wisdom, beauty, elegance and refinement, but not sensuality, luxury, extravagance. Paul Washer
Wisdom Woman Words Luxury Beauty Ought Herself Types Extravagance Way Carries Promote Dresses Following She Refinement Discretion Sensuality Modesty Elegance
The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. Henry Steele Commager
Censorship Own Society Kind Purpose Fact Exercising Always Real End Discretion In The End Creates Incapable Defeats
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Jean de La Fontaine
Enemy Dangerous Nothing More Without Friend Discretion Than Prudent Preferable Even
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion. Thomas Jefferson
People Control Think Society Enough Take Remedy Know Safe Powers Exercise Ultimate Discretion Inform Them Themselves Wholesome Enlightened
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. John Ruskin
First Duty Every State See Born Shall Fed Attains Well Till Educated Years Discretion Child Clothed Therein
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Walter Scott
Life Guide Perfection Discretion Duties Us Reason
The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true knowledge, has resulted in a zeal without discretion that has vulgarised Christianity, and has presented its teachings in a form that often repels the heart and alienates the intellect. Annie Besant
Knowledge Heart Wish Christianity Broadcast Out Resulted Priceless Share True Generous True Knowledge Without None Spread Intellect Discretion Precious Truths Often Form Teachings Zeal Illumination Shut Presented
Lawsuits are rare and catastrophic experiences for the vast majority of men, and even when the catastrophe ensues, the controversy relates most often not to the law, but to the facts. In countless litigations, the law Is so clear that judges have no discretion. Benjamin N. Cardozo
Law Rare Men Relates Lawsuits Vast Vast Majority Facts Catastrophe Clear Catastrophic Countless Most Majority Judges Discretion Often Controversy Experiences Even
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Great Orator Fluency Our Admiration Discretion Speaks Who
Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies. Piyush Goyal
Corruption Interpretation Policies Scope Discretion By-Product
I've done routes where I've climbed 200 feet off the ground and just been, like, 'What am I doing?' I then just climbed back down and went home. Discretion is the better part of valor. Some days are just not your day. That's the big thing with free soloing: when to call it. Alex Honnold
Day Home Better Free Big Down Back Valor Soloing Some Part Days Feet Like Call Am Climbed Doing Been Off Discretion Done Just Where Big Thing Then Your Ground Routes Thing
Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank. Ana Patricia Botin
Family Important Philosophy Most Most Important Thing Important Thing Discretion Bank Banker The Most Important Mean Thing
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case. Andrew Thomas
System Outcome Finding Case Point Individual Judicial Judicial System Discretion Just Whole
The decision to allow clergy to perform same-sex marriages at the discretion of the congregation poses challenges for seminaries training new pastors who come from denominations fundamentally opposed on biblical grounds to same-sex marriage. Anthea Butler
Bible Challenges Marriage Training Decision Marriages Allow Perform New Come Clergy Opposed Denomination Discretion Pastors Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Congregation Who Grounds Fundamentally Poses
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it. Christian Nestell Bovee
Mistake Never Making Sound Repeating Discretion Much
Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy. Christine Keeler
Word Hypocrisy Polite Discretion
I have real TV studios. If I have an idea, I can go shoot it. I can experiment. If I choose to air it or not, it's at my discretion. I don't have to do it to somebody else's time frame. Criss Angel
Time Somebody Experiment Else Frame Air TV Studios Idea Real Go Time Frame Discretion Shoot Choose
I don't know too many people who, when the TV announcer says, 'Viewer discretion is advised', then turn the TV off. Those are code words for, 'Turn the sound up; this is gonna be really good.' Dan Gilroy
Good People Words Too Many People Too Those Says TV Announcer Know Advised Sound Off Up Discretion Turn Gonna Then Really Viewer Who Many Code
A kiss is often about the future and the past. A lost dream, about the discretion of the idealism. David Means
Future Kiss Lost Past Dream About Idealism Discretion Often
I wish to spend my life's twilight being just who I am. I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons. Now is the time I wish to find someone, and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion with me. David Ogden Stiers
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Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. Denis Diderot
Me Man Dignity Own Every Else Mine Willing Tells Someone My Own His Discretion Forget Every Man
We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit. Evelyn Waugh
Must Temper Discretion Deceit
Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty. Hannah More
Duty Discretion Depart Interferes
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech. Harry A. Blackmun
Censorship Free Free Speech License Threat Existence Discretion Very Deny Hands Official Chills Placing Creates Grant Speech
I'm very grateful for the other bands and artists that stood up for us with a view to our induction - that's nice of them. But I wish that the Hall Of Fame had had the discretion to ask us first. It's now become a debate in which we are too late to have the final word. Ian Gillan
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Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them. Isaac Barrow
Hope Design Others Reclaim Out Bad Temper Charitable Follow Observe Sin Courses Due Private Discretion Commit May Them Persons Even Whom Season
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