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Meanwhile "Black sheep, black sheep!" we cry,
Safe in the inner fold;
And maybe they hear, and read more

Meanwhile "Black sheep, black sheep!" we cry,
Safe in the inner fold;
And maybe they hear, and wonder why,
And marvel, out in the cold.

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What is there that you enter upon so favorably as not to repent
of the undertaking and the accomplishment read more

What is there that you enter upon so favorably as not to repent
of the undertaking and the accomplishment of your wish?
[Lat., Quid tam dextro pede concipis ut te conatus non poeniteat
votique peracti?]

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We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot read more

We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot avec de l'esprit; mais on ne
l'est jamais avec du jugement.]

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With thumb turned.
[Lat., Verso pollice.]

With thumb turned.
[Lat., Verso pollice.]

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Commonly we say a Judgment falls upon a
Man for something in him we cannot abide.

Commonly we say a Judgment falls upon a
Man for something in him we cannot abide.

by John Selden Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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When thou attended gloriously from heaven,
Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send
Thy summoning read more

When thou attended gloriously from heaven,
Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send
Thy summoning archangels to proclaim
Thy dread tribunal.

by John Milton Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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Wise men say that there are three sorts of persons who are wholly
deprived of judgment,--they who are ambitious read more

Wise men say that there are three sorts of persons who are wholly
deprived of judgment,--they who are ambitious of preferments in
the courts of princes; they who make use of poison to show their
skill in curing it; and they who intrust women with their
secrets.

by Bidpai (pilpay) Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none
Go just alike, yet each believes his own.

'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none
Go just alike, yet each believes his own.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is
capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss.

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is
capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss.

by John Locke Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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