It is the duty of men to judge men only by their actions. Our faculties furnish us with no means of arriving at the motive, the character, the secret self. We call the tree good from its fruits, and the man, from his works.
Do not judge a politician until the coffin closes.
Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating critic will be to a wise man, what an intolerable nuisance to a fool!
Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.
Let's judge a man on what he's done.
I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
Aaron Echolls is one of the best characters that I've ever played.
People talk about what I did in my private life more than if I'm good at football. 'Oh yeah, he was good, but I don't like him because of this.' But you don't know me! Know me as a footballer.
Temperament is the thermometer of character.
I’ve never felt that his private life was the way to judge him. We should judge a president by the way he performs as president.
President Kennedy was an inveterate womanizer both before his presidency and during it.
Voters are not great at reading issues. They are great at reading character.
The test of any man lies in action.
Trump's been a public personality forever, and that's fine if you want him to be a reality-TV host, but if you want him to be president, there's a different standard.
I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life.
I don't judge people by their accent, or how they word things, or how grammatically correct their speech is. Some of the smartest men in the world couldn't spell. I judge a person by their character.
To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.
Hank Schrader is a really good guy - and so is Dean Norris.
Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and withal honest and of good manners.
As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters.
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.
If you were to sell your character, would you get full retail or would it go for a bargain-basement price?
Appius Livius Ocella made mistakes in his whole long existence. Perhaps changing Eric was his finest hour. He created the perfect vampire. Eric's only flaw is you.
After a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. “Did anyone else notice—” “Yes,” Catherine said. “What do you make of it?” “I haven’t decided yet.” Leo frowned and took a sip of port. “He’s not someone I would pair Bea with.” “Whom would you pair her with?” “Hanged if I know,” Leo said. “Someone with similar interests. The local veterinarian, perhaps?” “He’s eighty-three years old and deaf,” Catherine said. “They would never argue,” Leo pointed out.
Examine the platforms of both parties. Examine the character of both parties. Get down on your knees. Say, Lord, help me make this decision. And then go vote.
I think everyone is a case-by-case basis. Whatever the circumstances are that come with any individual, they exist and you have to make a determination as to what your comfort level is with that person and the characteristics that they bring.