335 Quotes About Discernment

My wisdom absent of God’s wisdom is nothing more than a best-guess.

Our best-laid plans are often our worst-made decisions.

General literature without the humbug," was the New Yorker's original mission.

To be more precise about it, it is neither close nor open-mindedness but wisdom, discernment, and a pure heart that God wants.

Jefferson attributes to a college professor and mentor his lifelong habit of questioning conventional wisdom.

It's too late to leave the future to the futurists.

It may be that the voice of the people is the voice of God 51 times out of 100. But the remaining 49 times, it is the voice of the devil, or worse, the voice of a fool. Theodore Roosevelt

The English philosopher Michael Oakeshott notes that one of the signs of being cold today is that one knows what one doesn't have to know.

It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders in loyal acquiescence.