When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their read more

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful when your read more

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful when your own self-love might impair your judgement.

We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part read more

We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.

Experience does not ever err; it is only your judgment that errs in promising itself results which are not caused read more

Experience does not ever err; it is only your judgment that errs in promising itself results which are not caused by your experiments

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our read more

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is read more

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions