Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotations on Judgement

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
Edward de Bono (1933–2021) Maltese-British Psychologist, Writer

A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment.
Liz Carpenter (1920–2010) American Journalist, Political Adviser

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb

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

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.
Paul Valery (1871–1945) French Critic, Poet

Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks.
Common Proverb

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
Wilson Mizner (1876–1933) American Dramatist

We practically always excuse things when we understand them
Mikhail Lermontov (1814–41) Russian Novelist, Poet

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Pierre-Marc-Gaston, duc de Levis

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.
Jacques Barzun (b.1907) American Cultural Historian, Philosopher

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) Polish-born British Novelist

Judge your enemy based upon capabilities, not intent, you have to look at the enemy and really almost make a worst case call every time.
H. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934–2012) United States Army General

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic

When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
Russian Proverb

Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it. Cultivate regular periods of silence and meditation. The best time to build judgment is in solitude, when you can think out things for yourself without the probability of interruption.
Grenville Kleiser (1868–1935) Canadian Author

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa (1910–97) Roman Catholic Missionary, Nun

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

Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat

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

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.
Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) American Head of State

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
Dwight Morrow (1873–1931) American Businessman, Diplomat

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used
Carl Sagan (1934–96) American Astronomer

Scarcely any degree of judgment is sufficient to restrain the imagination from magnifying that on which it is long detained
Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
Rita Mae Brown (b.1944) American Writer, Feminist

A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment
Common Proverb

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies
Arabic Proverb

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.
Charlotte Bronte (1816–1855) English Novelist, Poet

Judgment is forced upon us by experience.
Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist

Counsel your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian

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