He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak.
Discretion Quotes
Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.
Discretion is the better part of valor. (Henry IV)
He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns.
Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are.
Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.
And I oft have heard defended – Little said is soonest mended.
If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.