Everyone complains of the badness of his memory, but nobody of his judgment.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Even God doesn’t plan to judge a man till the end of his days, why should you and I?
—Unknown
Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms—in themselves such judgments are stupidities.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Give me six lines written by the most honorable person alive, and I shall find enough in them to condemn them to the gallows.
—Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) French Cardinal, Statemesan
We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind.
—Charles Cooley (1864–1929) American Sociologist
How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly!
—Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–65) English Novelist, Short-Story Writer
When you judge others,
you do not define them, you define yourself.
—Earl Nightingale (1921–89) American Motivational Speaker, Author
I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.
—Marshall Field (1834–1906) American Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Philanthropist
Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.
—Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021) U.S. Secretary of Defense
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Better a living dog than a dead lion.
—Common Proverb
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed, that wit gives an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.
—William Penn (1644–1718) American Entrepreneur, Political leader, Philosopher
Every act is to be judged by the intention of the agent.
—Unknown
Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship, for to undertake to wound or offend a man for his own good is to have a healthy love for him.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
Perish discretion when it interferes with duty.
—Hannah More
It is commonly seen by experience that excellent memories do often accompany weak judgements.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.
—Iris Murdoch (1919–99) British Novelist, Playwright, Philosopher
Men of ill judgment often ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
—Sophocles (495–405 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
It is with our judgments as with our watches: no two go just alike, yet each believes his own.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
The average man’s judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
—E. W. Howe (1853–1937) American Novelist, Editor
A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is at ease only at the moment when everyone is shouting at once and no one can hear a thing.
—Georges Bataille (1897–1962) French Essayist, Intellectual
Judge everybody favorably.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Make no judgments where you have no compassion.
—Anne Mccaffrey (1926–2011) American-born Irish Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
—Russian Proverb
If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Never judge someone by who he’s in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people. Take a cool, appraising glance at his pals.
—Cynthia Heimel (1947–2018) American Humor Columnist, Feminist
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
Organization can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgment.
—Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) American Jurist
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