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Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy
Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy
 The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part 
I have saved my life.  
 The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part 
I have saved my life. 
I find it's as hard to live down an early triumph as an early indiscretion.
I find it's as hard to live down an early triumph as an early indiscretion.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
 Question your grace the late ambassadors,
 With what great state he heard their embassy,
  How well supplied read more 
 Question your grace the late ambassadors,
 With what great state he heard their embassy,
  How well supplied with noble counsellors,
   How modest in exception, and withal
    How terrible in constant resolution,
     And you shall find his vanities forespent
      Were but the outside of the Roman Brutus,
       Covering discretion with a coat of folly;
        As gardeners do with ordure hide those roots
         That shall first spring and be most delicate. 
A lover without discretion is no lover at all.
A lover without discretion is no lover at all.
Never say "oops" in the operating room.
Never say "oops" in the operating room.
 Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop,
 Not to outsport discretion.  
 Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop,
 Not to outsport discretion. 
It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.
It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.