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    Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your
    tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with
    this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of
    nature.

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A lover without discretion is no lover at all.

A lover without discretion is no lover at all.

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It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.

It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.

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

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

by Bible Found in: Discretion Sayings, General Sayings,
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By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a read more

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.

by Harry A. Blackmun Found in: Discretion Quotes,
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Question your grace the late ambassadors,
With what great state he heard their embassy,
How well supplied read more

Question your grace the late ambassadors,
With what great state he heard their embassy,
How well supplied with noble counsellors,
How modest in exception, and withal
How terrible in constant resolution,
And you shall find his vanities forespent
Were but the outside of the Roman Brutus,
Covering discretion with a coat of folly;
As gardeners do with ordure hide those roots
That shall first spring and be most delicate.

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The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part
I have saved my life.

The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part
I have saved my life.

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than read more

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.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Discretion Quotes,
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A closed mouth catches no flies.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

by French Proverb Found in: Discretion Quotes,
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I have seen the day of wrong through the little hole of
discretion, and I will right myself like read more

I have seen the day of wrong through the little hole of
discretion, and I will right myself like a soldier.

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