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Quotes about discretion
Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
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. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
For he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day, but he, who is in battle slain, can never rise and fight again. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Better a living dog than a dead lion. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Be advised what thou dost discourse of, and what thou maintainest whether touching religion, state, or vanity; for if thou err in the first, thou shalt be accounted profane; if in the second, dangerous; if in the third, indiscreet and foolish. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you -- it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
Never say oops in the operating room. (Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington)
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