discerning nature Quotes

the old fellow seemed to spot deceit as if it reeked like a goat.

Such a man as instinctively feeds on pure ambrosia and leaves alone the indigestible in things.

Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.

A fastidious taste is like a squeamish appetite; the one has its origin in some disease of the mind, as the other has in some ailment of the stomach.

She, too, spoke only when the queen or king addressed her first, but she looked searchingly at every supplicant, and her clear face said that she had opinions about everything she heard, and that it was her proud duty to think out those opinions, and make them responsible and coherent.

I'm inspired by everything that goes on around me. I'm a sponge. I'm very analytical. I notice the things that most people don't notice.

and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical sense and are not easy to fool with laughter

You cannot underestimate the sharpness of people’s BS radar. They can spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away.