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«Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy»
«Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it. --»
Author: John Christian Bovee
| Keywords:
discretion, fancy, preserves, salt, sugar, sweetened, sweetens, The Sugar
«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.»
«For better or worse, editing is what editors are for; and editing is selection and choice of material. That editors newspaper or broadcast can and do abuse this power is beyond doubt, but that is no reason to deny the discretion Congress provided.»
Author: Warren E. Burger
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abuse, beyond any doubt, beyond doubt, broadcast, broadcasting, discretion, editing, editors, For Better or Worse
«Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.»
Author: Denis Diderot
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discretion
«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.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
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Communication,
Discretion,
Speech
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agreeably, discretion, eloquence, in good order
«It is good discretion not to make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion»
«Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is»
«Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.»
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
(Lawyer, Orator, Scholar, Statesman, Writer)
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admiration, discretion, fluency, orator
«I have seen the day of wrong through the little hole of discretion.»
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