Minna Antrim Quotes

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

You have to know when to stop - that's wisdom.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

Moderation is the secret of survival.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

There are limits beyond which your folly will not carry you.

Never say never, but I won't kiss just for the heck of it.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.

Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop, Not to outsport discretion.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

I'm careful, controlled, bodily conservative: if someone offered me a pill I'd only ever take a half.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.