Aeschylus
Playwright
"You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet."
Discreet quotes
Discreet
11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Anita Hill
Law Professor and Activist
"Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before"
Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, Statesman, Author
"In a discreet man's mouth, a public thing is private."
George Herbert
Poet
"While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]"
George Herbert
Poet
"Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares. [Discreet women have neither eyes nor ears.]"
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