Quotes about Judgment

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.

A weak point of mine was maybe little resolve in governing and making decisions.

Two places are ordained for man to dwell in after this life. While he is here, he may choose, by God's mercy, which he will; but once he is gone from here, he may not do so. For whichever he first goes to, whether he like it well or ill, there he must dwell forevermore. He shall never after change his dwelling, though he hates it ever so badly.

Our judgments when we are pleased and friendly are not the same as when we are pained and hostile.

You are not condemned for anything, but you are also not excused from anything. See these two ideas together at the same time, and a powerful third force for self-awakening is created.

The prophet himself stands under the judgment which he preaches. If he does not know that, he is a false prophet.

Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.

Publicans and harlots do sooner come to heaven than Pharisees, because they are sooner convinced of their sin and misery.

Of two duties we must choose the greater, though of two sins we must choose neither (556).

What else is the law made for, but to be the rule of life, and the rule of judgment? Read Psal. i. and xv.; Matt. v. vii. and xxv.,

Do you think none shall be saved but puritans(89)?

As one can hardly find any thing in a house where nothing keeps its place, but all is cast on a heap together; so it is in the heart where all things are in disorder, especially when darkness is added to this disorder: so that the hear t is like an obscure cave or dungeon, where there is but a little crevice of light, and a man must rather grope than see No wonder if men mistake in searching such a heat, sand so miscarry in judging of their estate (304).