Discretion Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Discretion quotes, Discretion sayings, and Discretion proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A man is known by the company he keeps.      -- M. Coverdale (1541)
Ain't no pot so crooked, you can't find a lid to fit.      -- unknown
All cats are grey in the dark.      -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Different strokes for different folks.      -- Clarence Darrow (1857-1938)
Each bay, its own wind.      -- Fijian (on differences)
Each person has his strong point.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Even a sheet of paper has two sides.      -- Japanese (on differences)
Even children of the same mother, look different.      -- Korean (on differences)
Every burro has his own saddle.      -- Equadoran (on differences)
Every head is a world.      -- Cuban (on differences)
Every herring must hang by his own gill.      -- S. Harwood (1609)
Every land has its own law.      -- J. Carmichael (1628)
Every man for himself.      -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Like breeds like.      -- R. Edgeworth (1557)
No one is easy to live with all of the time.      -- unknown
One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil.      -- Kashmiri (on differences)
Sun is good for cucumbers, rain for rice.      -- Vietnamese (on appropriateness)
The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind.      -- Mexican (on differences)
Variety is the spice of life.      -- unknown
When you can do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.      -- George Washington Carver
You can't tell a book by its cover.      -- American Proverb