(30 quotes found)
“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, / And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, / Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, / In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: / And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.”
Bible
“And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?”
“It's hard to discern a consistent approach.”
David Berteau
“Job-cut announcements have been on a roller coaster ride this year. The lack of any discernible trend in corporate downsizing is indicative of the uncertainty associated with the current economy.”
John Challenger
“This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.”
Larry Sabato
“Discernment: Corruption's worst enemy.”
George Marek
“For want of discernment the most precious jewels lie in the dust at the feet of men while bits of glass are worn on their heads. But we should not imagine that the gems have sunk in value, and the bits of glass have risen in importance. When a person of critical judgement shall appear, each will be given its right position.”
Chanakya
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
Benjamin Franklin
“If you study that case, what you find is a judge doing his level best to discern the rule of law.”
Charles J. Cooper
“This meets demand from more discerning Chinese tourists who want to visit more destinations during one trip.”
Chanaka Olagama
