Quotes About Judgment

Criticism is often not a science; it is a craft, requiring more good health than wit, more hard work than talent, more habit than native genius. In the hands of a man who has read widely but lacks judgment, applied to certain subjects it can corrupt both its readers and the writer himself.

When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other rule to judge it by; it is fine and written in a masterly manner.

All the worth of some people lies in their name; upon a closer inspection it dwindles to nothing, but from a distance it deceives us.

It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues.

The pleasure of criticism takes away from us the pleasure of being deeply moved by very fine things.

Beware so long as you live, of judging people by appearances.

Those who are incapable of great crimes don't readily suspect others of them.

Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgment.

Everyone complains of his memory, none of his judgment.

Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.

We rarely think that people have good sense unless they agree with us.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

Ordinary men commonly condemn what is beyond them.

That conduct often seems ridiculous the secret reasons of which are wise and solid.

Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.

It is our own vanity that makes the vanity of others intolerable to us.

It requires no small degree of ability to know when to conceal one's ability.

There are some disguised falsehoods so like truths, that 'twould be to judge ill not to be deceived by them.

Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion.

We easily forgive in our friends those faults we do not perceive.

We judge so superficially of things, that common words and actions spoke and done in an agreeable manner, with some knowledge of what passes in the world, often succeed beyond the greatest ability.

Old fools are greater fools than young ones.

We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.

Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.