#discretion

The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

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We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

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A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

#lover #without

The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated that we want to see spending, discretionary spending, brought down to levels of 2008. We've seen no counteraction. We have seen no position that has been expressed by the other side at all. ↗

— Eric Cantor

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Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty. ↗

— Hannah More

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Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies. ↗

— Gary Ross

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