We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point read more

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

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

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

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.

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to read more

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered

Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves

Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only read more

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.