Quotes about Judgment

a taint on our purity is considered among us something more terrible than any punishment and any death.

It is consoling that he who must judge us dwell in us to save us always from all of our miseries, and to pardon us.

Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.

Of two evils we must always choose the least.

The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice; rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.

On the day of judgment, it will be demanded of us not what we have read, but what we have done.

You do not grow in holiness because of the praise you receive, nor do you become evil because of the blame poured upon you.

Unhappily we are so weak that we find it easier to believe and speak evil of others, rather than good.

TURN your attention upon yourself and beware of judging the deeds of other men, for in judging others a man labors vainly, often makes mistakes, and easily sins; whereas, in judging and taking stock of himself he does something that is always profitable.

If you should see another openly sin or commit some grievous offense, you should still not think yourself better because of it; for you do not know how long you will be able to stand. We are all weak and frail; but you should regard no one frailer than yourself.

O sobie samym niewiele mniema?, a o innych zawsze jak najlepiej - to m?dro??, to jest doskona?o??. Nawet gdyby? widzia?, ?e kto? jawnie grzeszy albo dopuszcza si? zbrodni, nie powiniene? uwa?a? si? za lepszego, bo nie wiesz, jak d?ugo wytrwasz w dobrym. Wszyscy jeste?my u?omni, lecz ty nie s?d?, ?e kto? móg?by by? bardziej u?omny od ciebie.

The more and better thou knowest, the more heavy will be thy judgment unless thy life be also more holy.