Wise Judgment Quotes

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Still, obviously, one can't be sensible all the time.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.

The advice of friends must be received with a judicious reserve; we must not give ourselves up to it and follow it blindly, whether right or wrong.

Everything depends on knowing how much,” she said, and “Good is knowing when to stop.

The Errors of a Wise Man make your Rule Rather than the Perfections of a Fool.

Wisdom is exercised in the choices you make.

Oh, wise young judge.

To please the many is to displease the wise.

For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.

A wise man will find us to be rogues by our faces.

You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and not by advertisement.

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is not always the truest view

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

Every day people judge all other people. The question is whether they judge wisely.

Wisdom: It's something that you know when you see it. You can recognize it, you can experience it. I have defined wisdom as the capacity to make judgments that when looked back upon will seem to have been wise.

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

Prudence therefore consists in knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage.

Common sense is the best prophet.

It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self.