Discretion

Discretion

Discretion is a noun in the English language with several meanings revolving around the judgment of the person exercising the characteristic.

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Famous quotes containing the word discretion:

    “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.”
    —Philip Roth (b. 1933)

    “All earthly things is but vanity:
    Beauty, Strength, and Discretion do man forsake,
    Foolish friends and kinsmen, that fair spake—
    All fleeth save Good Deeds, and that am I.”
    —Unknown. Everyman (l. 870–873)