Goodness is sparked by a caution for the sake of what is good, not fear of what is bad.

The most important part of discernment is pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive.

One of the bigger mistakes of our time, I suppose, was preaching the demonization of all judgment without teaching how to judge righteously. We now live in an age where, apart from the inability to...

You have to put in the time, but more important is the judgment. The direction you’re heading in matters more than how fast you drive.

In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.

If you love people, you have no desire to judge them.

It is neither just the religious, the spiritual, the power-hungry, the evil, the ignorant, the corrupt, the Christian, the Muslim, the Hindu, the Buddhist, the Jew, nor the atheist that makes a hypocrite, but being...

What you withhold in this life will be withheld from you in the next.

If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all. … How can I...

The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad.

God is not a God of confusion, although at times one’s judgment, for a period, may become clouded in the growth process. I stopped fooling myself into thinking that Christ is always for the cool...

Once you awaken, you will have no interest in judging those who sleep.

It slightly worries me that when people find a problem, they rush to judgment of what to do.

A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest for the service of man. Second, to change your opinion whenever...

We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act...

Many of my classmates have happier memories of Blessed Sacrament, and in time I would find my own satisfaction in the classroom. My first years there, however, I met with little warmth. In part, it...

Any number of celebrities are dogged by “gay rumors” because we cannot quite place them into a given category. We act like placing these people in categories will have some impact on our lives, or...

Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from bad experience.

I’m not going to pretend I’m something I’m not so that you like me more.

I’m often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush.

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.

What! Would I be turned back from doing a thing that I had determined to do, and that I knew to be right, by the airs and interference of such a person, or any person...

You understand nothing,” I told him with a weary shake of the head, but I would not try to make him understand. That there was no justification for it: the murder of another, no matter...

It’s disappointing that the council would second-guess our judgment.

(The historian) “was able to disapprove without being astonished. She could reject and still understand.

We can never truly or completely know or feel what someone else thinks. This is why we must leave the judging to the only One who can know another person’s heart.

people will be more careful not to rush to judgment when false claims are made.

Judgement is often no more than a confession of ignorance.

The only prescription for morality is this: Remember that every woman could have been your mother, every girl could be your daughter. Remember that every man could have been your father, every boy could be...

The Law of God was never a ladder for unsaved people to climb up to heaven. It was always a pattern of life for God’s people who had been saved from judgment by the blood...

God is our final say in who and what’s negative and who and what’s positive in our lives. It is best not to have this so over-simplified as the illusioned superstitionists have it; an infinite...

All hatred is self-hatred, just as all healing is self-healing.

Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE.

This is especially poor judgment and poor timing by the school board in light of the expected $17 million shortfall they keep telling us about.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Don’t judge someone’s choices without first knowing their reason.

judgment, as it is portrayed in the parables of Jesus (not to mention the rest of the New Testament) never comes until after acceptance: grace remains forever the sovereign consideration. The difference between the blessed...

Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, and if people could only see that, they wouldn’t have to wear...

Beware of formulas. If there’s a God, he’s not a God of formulas.

Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps one’s conscience both clear and...

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that’s not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and...

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.

It is not the actions of others which trouble us (for those actions are controlled by their governing part), but rather it is our own judgments. Therefore remove those judgments and resolve to let go...

You must first of all think justly. Don’t sit in judgment over others when you don’t know the truth of the matter.

In my experience when a friend unloaded about a boyfriend or spouse, the listener soaked up the complaint and remembered it long after the speaker had forgiven the offense.

Trigger warnings aren’t meant for those of us who don’t believe in them, just like the Bible wasn’t written for atheists. Trigger warnings are designed for the people who need and believe in that safety....

ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I’ve heard only one half the argument. (…) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once...

Do you love yourself? The test is simple. Do you look at others and see anything besides another beautiful human being? Do you see somebody who is more beautiful or less beautiful than you? If...

I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious.

The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends.