Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The first theme that every audience can get easily everywhere in the world is the theme of judgment. You are constantly judging if this character is doing something wrong or right, or the other character is doing something right or wrong.

Men should be judged not by their tint of skin, the gods they serve, the vintage they drink, nor by the way they fight, or love, or sin, but by the quality of the thought they think.

I think if you find that you're making a judgment on the character, than your audience will make a judgment on the character.

It's really hard to judge people until you see what they do with the job.

We cannot judge either of the feelings or of the characters of men with perfect accuracy from their actions or their appearance in public; it is from their careless conversations, their half-finished sentences, that we may hope with the greatest probability of success to discover their real characters.

It doesn't take much of a rule to measure a mean man.

You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.

Remember, passing judgment on someone else's character, is only a reflection of your own.

never judge anyone by their appearance, or the car they drive, or the house they live in, or even by the words they say. judge people by their actions. that's how you know whether they're bad or good." - perfect Summer

Temperament is the thermometer of character.

You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter

The beauty or ugliness of a character lay not only in its achievements, but in its aims and impulses; its true history lay, not among things done, but among things willed.

Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.

Intentions are invisible but they are the true test of character.

If we don’t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, we’re stuck with the revolting alternative of being judged by our actions.

My personal attitude toward atheists is the same attitude that I have toward Christians, and would be governed by a very orthodox text: "By their fruits shall ye know them."

To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions.

I have long been disposed to judge men by their average. If it is reasonably high, I am charitable with faults that look pretty black.

It is not the mere station of life that stamps the value on us, but the manner in which we act our part.

Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.

If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance, because you don't have the spirit to judge someone from within, you're in trouble.

If you judge the character, you cant play it.

We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.

If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.

I have a lot to say about Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton that has not been said by others recently and that I think needs to be said. I mean I've known her for 40 years. I worked with her, I know her well professionally. I know her well personally. I know her to be a person of high moral character. A reliable person and an honest person, however Mr. [Donald] Trump may rant and rave to the contrary. So I'm happy to say that. People can make their own choices.