Maria Edgeworth - Judge Quotes

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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.

Maria Edgeworth

It is little consolation, and no compensation, to the person who is hurt that the offender pleads he did not mean to say or do any thing rude. A rude thing is a rude thing—the intention is nothing—all we are to judge of is the fact.

Maria Edgeworth

Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves.

Maria Edgeworth

It is safer to judge of people by their conduct to others than by their manners towards ourselves.

Maria Edgeworth