"Elämä opettaa, jos ei muuta niin hiljaa kävelemään. (Tuupovaara, Karelia) (KRA)"

"It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor."

"I leave it to your discretion to strike or not, but the American colors must not be pulled down over my head today."

"There have been women I have loved … A lot, as discreetly as possible."

"Eine der wichtigsten Tugenden im gesellschaftlichen Leben, die täglich seltener wird, ist die Verschwiegenheit."

"At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool."

"The policeman on the beat or in the patrol car makes more decisions and exercises broader discretion affecting the da…"

"As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion."

"By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise."

"La discrétion est le plus habile des calculs."