Quotes About Judgment

He had, in fact, though his sisters were now doing all they could for him, by calling him poor Richard, been nothing better than a thick-headed, unfeeling, unprofitable Dick Musgrove, who had never done anything to entitle himself to more than the abbreviation of his name, living or dead.

Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man; you know he is, as well as I do; and you must feel, as well as I do, that the woman who married him cannot have a proper way of thinking.

I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, 'SHE a beauty!--I should as soon call her mother a wit.' But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time. Yes, replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, but THAT was only when I first saw her, for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.

no es justo publicar las faltas del pasado de una persona, ignorando si se ha corregido.

Heavens! let me not suppose that she dares go about Emma Woodhouse-ing me! But, upon my honour, there seems no limits to the licentiousness of that woman's tongue!

no man can be a good judge of the comforts a woman feels in the society of one of her own sex […]

I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certain silly things cease to be silly if done by sensible people in an imprudent way.

Lady Russell had only to listen composedly, and wish them happy, but internally her heart revelled in angry pleasure, in pleased contempt, that the man who at twenty-three had seemed to understand somewhat of the value of an Anne Elliot, should, eight years afterwards, be charmed by a Louisa Musgrove.

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.

She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her.

It is only by seeing women in their own homes, among their own set, just as they always are, that you can form any just judgment. Short of that, it is all guess and luck—and will generally be ill-luck. How many a man has committed himself on a short acquaintance, and rued it all the rest of his life!

Do you compare your conduct with his? No. I compare it with what it ought to have been; I compare it with yours.

My real purpose was to see you, and to judge, if I could, whether I might ever hope to make you love me.

it is a tragedy and therefore not worth reading...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

It is very unfair to judge of any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation. Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.

When a heroine is satisfied that she has exercised judgement with clear vision, moral principle,and common sense, she need not acquiesce to opposing viewpoints.

Qualquer pessoa, seja homem ou mulher, que não souber apreciar um bom romance deve ser insuportavelmente estúpido.

Would Mr. Darcy then consider the rashness of your original intention as atoned for by your obstinacy in adhering to it?

It is very unfair to judge of any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

Hubiera podido fácilmente perdonar su orgullo, si no hubiera sido porque se metió con el mío Elizabeth Bennet.

My good opinion once lost, is lost forever.

Men never know when things are dirty or not

Oh! not handsome—not at all handsome. I thought him very plain at first, but I do not think him so plain now. One does not, you know, after a time.