Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household, who like them are sensitive to the cold, and sedentary.
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There are many shining qualities on the mind of man; but none so useful as discretion. It is this which gives a value to all the rest, and sets them at work in their proper places, and turns them to the advantage of their possessor. Without it, learning is pedantry; wit, impertinence; virtue itself looks like weakness; and the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Though a man has all other perfections and wants discretion, he will be of no great consequence in the world; but if he has this single talent in perfection, and but a common share of others, he may do what he pleases in his station of life.
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Discretion is knowing how to hide that which we cannot remedy.
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Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.
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Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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Nay, but Jack, such eyes! such eyes! so innocently wild! so bashfully irresolute! Not a glance but speaks and kindles some thought of love! Then, Jack, her cheeks! her cheeks, Jack! so deeply blushing at the insinuations of her tell-tale eyes! Then, Jack, her lips! O, Jack, lips smiling at their own discretion! and, if not smiling, more sweetly pouting -- more lovely in sullenness! Then, Jack, her neck! O, Jack, Jack!
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He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Nothing more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.
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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.
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Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
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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.
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The Art of Love: knowing how to combine the temperment of a vampire with the discretion of an anemone.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Proverbs 1:4:
For giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young –
(NIV)
That prudence may be given to the simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth--
(AMP)
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
(KJV)
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Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
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It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law.
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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.
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Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.
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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.
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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.
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Discretion is not the better part of biography.
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Discretion is the better part of valour.
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Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
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Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.
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Discretion is the better part of valor.
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The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Proverbs 19:11
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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.
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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.
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