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Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having it to another not having read more
Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof.
 On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait,
 And from your judgment must expect my fate.  
 On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait,
 And from your judgment must expect my fate. 
 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. 
 For every event is a judgment of God.
 [Ger., Denn aller Ausgang ist ein Gottesurheil.]  
 For every event is a judgment of God.
 [Ger., Denn aller Ausgang ist ein Gottesurheil.] 
People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.
People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.
Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate.
Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate.
 So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
 The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.  
 So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
 The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more. 
 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. 
 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.