#discreet

But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or it is nothing worth. ↗

— Marie de France

#heart #love #nothing #passes #person

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#discreetly #even #how #knows #possessor

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more. ↗

— Charles Perrault

#bright #brothers #child #discreet #drudge

They also explained how the sensors can monitor the levels of acetone on people's breath, and this can be used to tell people who suffer from diabetes when their next insulin shot is due. This is a more discreet method than what is currently on the market. ↗

— Anne Campbell

#breath #currently #diabetes #discreet #due

Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet. ↗

— Judith Martin

#enforce #force #immorality #morality

Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted a fool, than to be thought rude or wanton. ↗

— Margaret Cavendish

#actions #afraid #chose #dishonour #family

Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men! ↗

— Mary Chesnut

#could #discreet #i #if i could #into

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet. ↗

— John Donne

#much #than #wicked #worse

Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit. ↗

— Wade Davis

#brave #courageous #determined #discreet #got

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

#anything #briefing #dreadfully #function #i