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We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those w...more

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No passion disturbs the soundness of our judgement as anger does.

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It is commonly seen by experience that excellent memories do often accompany weak judgements.

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...were these Essays of mine considerable enough to deserve a critical judgment, it might then, I think, fallout that they would not much take with co...more

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Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without judgement.