Quotes About Judgment

When an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best.

The man who is asked by an author what he thinks of his work is put to the torture and is not obliged to speak the truth.

I believe the writer... should always be the final judge. I have always held to that position and have sometimes seen books hurt thereby, but at least as often helped. The book belongs to the author.

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.

A man may write himself out of reputation when nobody else can do it.

No woman wants an abortion. A woman who has one is almost always in a desperate situation, and her decision is not made lightly. She deserves Christian compassion, not... self-righteous scorn...

I've told you before. You shouldn't judge people based on appearances and your preconceptions.

There are so goddamn many ways to be a fool a man can't expect to avoid them all.

Ja! - Teška rije?, koja u o?ima onih pred kojima je kazana odre?uje naše mjesto, kobno i nepromjenjivo, ?esto daleko ispred ili iza onog što mi o sebi znamo, izvan naše volje i izvan naših snaga. Strašna rije? koja nas, jednom izgovorena, zauvijek vezuje i poistovje?uje sa svim onim što smo zamislili i rekli i sa ?im nikad nismo ni pomišljali da se poistovjetimo, a u stvari smo, u sebi, ve? odavno jedno.

Iz iskustva je znao kako štetni, i po društvo i pojedinca opasni mogu biti ljudi koji zbog svoje ograni?enosti neograni?eno veruju u svoju pamet i pronicjivost i u ta?nost svakog svog suda i zaklju?ka.

Nije vrijeme došlo da ginemo, nego da se vidi ko je kakav.

Bir H?ristiyana mezarl?kta bir kabri nas?l çok görebilirsin? dedi. Hem de onun günahlar?n? affetmeyecekmiÅŸim? Hayat?nda mutsuz oluÅŸu yetmiyor mu ki?.. Yukarda, hepimizin günahlar?n?n hesab?n? soracak olan, vars?n onun da günahlar?n?n hesab?n? sorsun!..

Nisu svi ljudi tako r?avi kao što to r?av ?ovek misli.

Men who do not work themselves and who undertake nothing in their lives easily loose patience and fall into error when judging the work of others.

vrline jednog ?ovjeka mi primamo i cijenimo potpuno samo ako nam se ukazuju u obliku koji odgovara našim shva?anjima i sklonostima.

Kažu da nije znao šta je žensko tijelo ni plotsko uživanje uopšte. Nikada nije okusio nikakva opojnog pi?a, ni fildžan kafe, ni dim duvana. Ali nije osu?ivao one koji se služe svim tim božjim darovima za ovoga kratkoga života.

The wrong is never the only thing a wrong-doer has done.

More often than not, the things we detest and judge in others are a reflection of the things we cannot accept about ourselves.

Judgment is harsh and mean and meant to hurt, as if the pain of what we do or say will slap others into our way of believing.

Comparison is an act of violence against the self. It also leads to judgments and jealousy of those we deem "better off" than we are. If we aren't the ones doing the comparing, then we're the ones against whom other women measure themselves. In either case, the comparison, judgments, and jealousy can lead to ugly behavior.

Much to my surprise, as I set them free, I was able to forgive myself for the judgments I had made about them. I now hold them in a loving space in my heart and honor them as my ancestors who love me and guide me each day.

the form of gossip, betrayal, and unwarranted judgment. Women are also more prone than men to compare themselves to one another. We often measure our value and worth by comparing ourselves to another woman's weight, breast size, complexion, career, talents, financial status, intellect, personal style, marital status, and every other aspect of their lives.

It has set me free from the prison of my mind that caused me to judge others and myself.

The key is to be grateful for the scenarios we choose and those in which we find ourselves. The issue is to forgive ourselves for the judgments we have made about the work we do, the people we work with, and the value of what we bring to the work we do.