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 In other men we faults may spy,
 And blame the mote that dims their eye;
  Each little read more 
 In other men we faults may spy,
 And blame the mote that dims their eye;
  Each little speck and blemish find,
   To our own stronger errors blind. 
 Cruel and cold is the judgment of man,
 Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow;
  But read more 
 Cruel and cold is the judgment of man,
 Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow;
  But by-and-by will the deed and the plan
   Be judged by the motive that lieth below. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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.] 
 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?] 
 With thumb turned.
 [Lat., Verso pollice.]  
 With thumb turned.
 [Lat., Verso pollice.] 
 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. 
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...