We schoolmasters must temper
We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit. Evelyn Waugh
Discretion
When an alluring woman
When an alluring woman comes in at the door, warningly traced the austere Kien-fi on the margin of his well-known essay, discretion may be found up the chimney. It is incredible that beneath this ever-timely reminder an obscure disciple should have added the words: The wiser the sage, the more profound the folly. Ernest Bramah
How very sad it
How very sad it is to have a confiding nature, one’s hopes and feelings are quite at the mercy of all who come along; and how very desirable to be a stolid individual, whose hopes and aspirations are safe in one’s waistcoat pocket, and that a pocket indeed, and one not to be picked! Emily … Read more
Discretion is deadly to
Discretion is deadly to genius; ruinous to talent. Emile M. Cioran
The Art of Love:
The Art of Love: knowing how to combine the temperament of a vampire with the discretion of an anemone. Emile M. Cioran
Discretion is a synonym
Discretion is a synonym for intelligence. Eloisa James
When you approach spirituality
When you approach spirituality as an adventure of being alive, you start as you would any adventure–with a sense of mystery and not-knowing. Instead of searching for answers that make you feel safe, you set out into the vastness of life and death, with a willingness to continually grow. You open up to the possibility … Read more
Silence, as someone has
Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn’t it? We can’t be sinning in so many different ways if we are being quiet before God. Silence nourishes patience, charity, discretion. Elisabeth Elliot
Swift calls discretion low
Swift calls discretion low prudence; it is high prudence, and one of the most important elements entering into either social or political life. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Instead of a perpetual
Instead of a perpetual and perfect measure of the divine will, the fragments of the Koran were produced at the discretion of Mahomet; each revelation is suited to the emergencies of his policy or passion; and all contradiction is removed by the saving maxim that any text of Scripture is abrogated or modified by any … Read more