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Never say "oops" in the operating room.

Never say "oops" in the operating room.

by Dr. Leo Troy Found in: Discretion Quotes,
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Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy

by Christine Keeler 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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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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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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Nay, but do so then; and look you, he may come and go between you
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Nay, but do so then; and look you, he may come and go between you
both; and in any case have a nay-word, that you may know one
another's mind, and the boy never need to understand anything;
for 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness. Old
folks, you know, have discretion, as they say, and know the
world.

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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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A closed mouth catches no flies.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

by French Proverb Found in: Discretion Quotes,
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I find it's as hard to live down an early triumph as an early indiscretion.

I find it's as hard to live down an early triumph as an early indiscretion.

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