Judiciousness Quotes

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one's education) isthe art of skipping, so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Anyone who takes the first step without planning the last step should not be allowed in the counsels of war.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

A man of sense may be in haste, but can never be in a hurry.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

It is the wise man's part to leave in darkness everything that is ugly.

I have a lot of faith in President Obama. The thing that seems to be true of him is that he doesn't speak when you would expect him to speak. He's very measured in his response to things. He likes to get all the facts first before he shoots his mouth off. It makes me crazy; it makes a lot of people crazy.

You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

We have exercised restraint and adopted a wise and sane policy. But this should never be construed as weakness…

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

Wise men say, only fools rush in. Wise men are so slow.

There is a time and a place for things. Sometimes one needs to put a filter on oneself. That can be a good thing.

Generally, I have lot of patience, and I won't take a decision immediately on anything. I will think twice, thrice; then only I take a decision.

What we honor as prudence in our elders is simply panic in action.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Moderation in all things..

Good men make good decisions.

Everything depends on knowing how much,” she said, and “Good is knowing when to stop.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.