The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

Never utter these words: 'I do not know this, therefore it is false.' One must study to know; know to read more

Never utter these words: 'I do not know this, therefore it is false.' One must study to know; know to understand; understand to judge.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

To sit alone with my conscience will be judgment enough for me.

To sit alone with my conscience will be judgment enough for me.

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their read more

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice

I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in the future.

I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in the future.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only read more

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.