He is forever poised between a cliché and an indiscretion.

He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.

(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

A lover without discretion is no lover at all.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.