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    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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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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Woe to him, . . . who has no court of appeal against the world's
judgment.

Woe to him, . . . who has no court of appeal against the world's
judgment.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...

Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...

by Unknown Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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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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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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People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.

People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.

by Daniel T. Gilbert Found in: Judgment Quotes,
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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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We judge other according to results; how else?--not knowing the
process by which results are arrived at.

We judge other according to results; how else?--not knowing the
process by which results are arrived at.

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