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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.
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...
'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.
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.
For I do not distinguish them by the eye, but by the mind, which
is the proper judge of read more
For I do not distinguish them by the eye, but by the mind, which
is the proper judge of the man.
Give your decisions, never your reasons; your decisions may be
right, your reasons are sure to be wrong.
Give your decisions, never your reasons; your decisions may be
right, your reasons are sure to be wrong.
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.
Cruel and cold is the judgment of man,
Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow;
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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.
People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.
People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.