104 Good Judgment Quotes

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Famous Good Judgment Quotes

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. — Tacitus

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. - Will Rogers

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. — Will Rogers

Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement. — Mark Twain

A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on making the right decisions. — Raymond A. Spruance

A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on making the right decisions. — Raymond Spruance

In an age of infinite leverage, judgement is the most important skill. — Naval Ravikant

A man with good judgment does not make the goat his gardener. —

your judgement judges you and defines you — Jean-Paul Sartre

A clear mind, leads to better judgement, leads to better outcome. — Naval Ravikant

There's no such thing as superior investing without superior judgment. — Howard Marks

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. — American Proverbs

Clear Mind - Better Judgement - Better Outcome. — Naval Ravikant

A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement — Clement Attlee

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. - Peter Drucker

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. — Peter Drucker

Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root. — Robert Burns

Short Good Judgment Quotes

  • Discretion is the better part of valour. — William Shakespeare
  • In an age of permissionless leverage, judgement determines success and failure. — Naval Ravikant
  • I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes. — Omar N. Bradley
  • A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient. — Horace
  • Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. — Norman Cousins
  • To give requires good sense. — Ovid
  • Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger. — Elmer G. Letterman
  • Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense. — Benjamin Spock

Good Judgment Image Quotes

Good judgment quote The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anyt
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

Good Judgment Comes From Bad Experience Quotes

Experience comes from bad judgment. — Mark Twain

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. — Rita Mae Brown

Good judgment comes from experience. And where does experience come from? Experience comes from bad judgment. — Mark Twain

Good judgment quote Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. — Fred Brooks

Good judgment comes from bad experience. Unfortunately, most of that comes from bad judgment. - Tara Daniels - — Jill Shalvis

Good Judgement Quotes

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. — Oscar Wilde

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. - Wayne Dyer

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. — Wayne Dyer

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. — Roger Babson

Good judgment quote Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.

Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness. — William Arthur Ward

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor. — Grantland Rice

Good judgment quote Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give
Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway. — Barbara Bush

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Longfellow "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. — Les Brown

Time is the only commodity that matters. — Randy Pausch

Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment. — Tony Robbins

Sound Judgment Quotes

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever. — Nancy Lopez

The world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift. — Ellen DeGeneres

There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in judging the work of our enemies but not that of our friends, for hate and love are two of the most powerfully motivating factors found among living things. — Leonardo da Vinci

Good judgment quote Whatever is good for you soul, do that.
Whatever is good for you soul, do that.

It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hundred times what it is worth; forty-nine times out of fifty nobody dares to call it, and you roll in the chips. — Mark Twain

Knowledge is only one ingredient on arriving at a stock's proper price. The other ingredient, fully as important as information, is sound judgment. — Benjamin Graham

Blest are those Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled, That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please. — William Shakespeare

Good judgment quote Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not w
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?

Discrepancy between theory and practice, which in sound physical and mechanical science is a delusion, has a real existence in the minds of men; and that fallacy, through rejected by their judgments, continues to exert and influence over their acts. — William John Macquorn Rankine

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat. Oh! be swift my soul to answer him, be jubilant my feet! Our God is marching on. — Julia Ward Howe

You can develop good judgment as you do the muscles of the body — by judicious, daily exercise. — Grenville Kleiser

The secret of all good writing is sound judgment. — Horace

Bad Judgment Quotes

A bad man in Zion City is a good man in Chicago. — American Proverbs

Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad. — Ramakrishna

Not everybody is as bad as he is dressed. — Danish Proverbs

Good judgment quote Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

The soul's impurity consists in bad judgements, and purification consists in producing in it right judgements, and the pure soul is one which has right judgements, for this alone is proof against confusion and pollution in its functions. — Epictetus

A famously wise old man in a village was once asked how he came by his wisdom. "I got it from my good judgment," he answered. And where did his good judgment come from? "I got it from my bad judgment." — Sydney J. Harris

An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own opinion of it; bad if it is on the same level. But it is a great disaster if your work stands lower than your judgment of it. — Leonardo da Vinci

Good judgment quote There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.

The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls. — Sayings

Judgment is discernment on a bad hair day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, 'To hell with you.' — Saul Bellow

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. — Thomas Carlyle

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More Good Judgment Quotes

I can’t hate people for making judgment on me, or making a decision of liking me or not liking me. All I can do is try to better as a person. And I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect. — Chris Brown

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. — Sonny Perdue

Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our trying to teach him. A child who has always been allowed to move freely develops not only an agile body but also good judgment about what he can and cannot do. — Magda Gerber

I am reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes. ...He said it is better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones. One pair made of fine leather could outlast four inferior pairs and, if well-cared-for, would continue to proclaim your good judgment and taste no matter how old they become. — Cary Grant

That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment. — Dorothy Parker

Making good judgments when one has complete data, facts, and knowledge is not leadership - it's bookkeeping — Dee Hock

If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color. — Johnny Depp

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most. — Jocko Willink

The second you think that all your good fortune is a product of your virtue, you become highly judgmental, lacking empathy, totally without self-awareness, arrogant, stupid - I mean, all the stuff that our ruling class is. — Tucker Carlson

You know who the good seamen are when the storm comes — Greek Proverbs

Photographers mistake the emotion they feel while taking the photo as a judgment that the photograph is good — Garry Winogrand

Today, in the age of standardized testing, thinking and acting, reason and judgment have been thrown out the window just as teachers are increasingly being deskilled and forced to act as semi-robotic technicians good for little more than teaching for the test. — Henry Giroux

Keep in mind that the tendency to be judgmental - toward yourself or another person - is a good barometer of how anxious or stressed out you are. Judging others is simply the flip side of judging yourself. — Harriet Lerner

See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect. — John of the Cross

A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening. — Tariq Ramadan

Our fundamental sin is that we place ourselves in the position of God and divide the world between what we judge to be good and what we judge to be evil. And this judgment is the primary thing that keeps us from doing the central thing God created us to do, namely, love like He loves. — Gregory A. Boyd

If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion. — Buddha

The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships. Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts it is judgment rather than rules that prevail. — Elliot W. Eisner

The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which enable one to recognize the best method as to attain it; the singleness of purpose; and, lastly, . . . stubborn will. — Ferdinand Foch

Before the curse of statistics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgment. — Hilaire Belloc

When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart. — Helen Rowland

The problem I see with utilitarianism, or any form of consequentialism, is not that it gets the wrong answers to moral questions. I think just about any moral theory, worked out intelligently, and applied with good judgment, would get just about the same results as any other. — Allen W. Wood

A person may be a moron or an imbecile if he is lacking in judgment; but with good judgment he can never be either. Indeed the rest of the intellectual faculties seem of little importance in comparison with judgment. — Alfred Binet

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. — Sophocles

A vital function of the free market is to penalize inefficiency and misjudgment and to reward efficiency and good judgment. By distorting economic calculations and creating illusory profits, inflation will destroy this function. — Henry Hazlitt

Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God's mercy upon them is extraordinary. — Mary Faustina Kowalska

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. — Josh Billings

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. — Solomon

America as did with Israel with its blessing has been turning away from God driving Him out of its public squares. Bring in idols in its place and calling what is evil good and what is good evil. ... The glory of the city on the hill is fading and America now stands in danger of impending judgment, and we all know it. — Jonathan Cahn

Against my better judgment I feel certain that somewhere very near here—the first house down the road, maybe—there's a good poet dying, but also somewhere very near here somebody's having a hilarious pint of pus taken from her lovely young body, and I can't be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight. — J. D. Salinger

Nordstrom's Rules for Employees: Rule # 1: Use your good judgment in all situations There are no additional rules — Unknown

Liberal education develops a sense of right, duty and honor; and more and more in the modern world, large business rests on rectitude and honor as well as on good judgment. — Charles William Eliot

Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon. It needs good taste and correct judgment, for which neither intellect nor study suffices. — Baltasar Gracian

I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to my conscience. If she approves, well and good. If she does not, or wishes any one to take my place, I am ready to vacate. We are even. — John C. Calhoun

God may reduce you on Judgment Day to tears of shame, reciting by heart the poems you would have written, had your life been good. — W. H. Auden

It is not through judgment that the good in people can be reached, but through love and faith. — Peace Pilgrim

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