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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy.
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.
Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.