#judgment

"Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste."

"I am a master of logic and a powerfully convincing debater. In fact, against my better judgment, I can talk myself out of doing anything."

"A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen."

"We are generally treated based on how much or little we have, earn, or know—or seem to have, earn, or know."

"Such Excessive Preoccupation With The Faults Of Others Only Manages To Bring The Spotlight To Shine Bright On Whatever It Is You May Have Hiding Behind All Your Self Perceived Glory."

"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"The devil's happy when the critics run you off."

"Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?"

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."[Preface to Brissot's Address to His Constituents (1794)]"

"With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building legacies. Those do not die."

"I listen with attention to the judgment of all men;but so far as I can remember,I have followed none but my own."

"If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge."

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."

"Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better."

"The mind is an instrument made up of universal consciousness, egocentric consciousness, societal consciousness, along with education, values, virtues, judgment and wisdom."

"I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life."

"In the end, only God can see the heart of an individual and distinguish the difference between legalistic deadweight and the passion of holy solemnity."

"God has judged me all my life. But that is God's privilege, my lady. Not yours."