W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

I judge people by their own principles..not by my own

Tolerance comes of age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not have committed at some time or other.

Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don't sum up a man's life in one moment.

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you have been there.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.

I find that one must accept the people in such a way as they are.

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they lose sight of humanity. Being human has to come first before right or wrong.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.

Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.

A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.

As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.

I think, when I meet a person, in general, it's not my habit to conclude anything about people. Not completely. Even people you know well constantly remain open.

There's a difference in being opinionated and judgmental; I'm still trying to figure out what that fine line is - I think we are all.

I don't really judge myself, I guess. I don't really judge other players.

I don't see the benefit in giving yourself a belief system that allows you to judge other people.

If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.

While people judge others from their own moral standpoint, the wise person looks also at the point of view of another.