“The usual judgments are judgments of interest and they tell us less about the nature of the person judged than about the interest of the one who judges.”

The Tyranny of Hate: The Roots of Antisemitism : A Translation into English of Memsheleth Sadon (1992), p. 18

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "The usual judgments are judgments of interest and they tell us less about the nature of the person judged than about th…" by Constantin Brunner?
Constantin Brunner photo
Constantin Brunner 15
German philosopher 1862–1937

Related quotes

John M. Mason photo

“Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou wilt judge others with the judgment of charity.”

John M. Mason (1770–1829) American Doctor of Divinity

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, P. 554.

Bob Marley photo

“Judge not, before you judge yourself.
Judge not, if you're not ready for judgment.”

Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician

Song lyrics, Judge Not (single, 1961)

Isidro A. T. Savillo quote: “It is you who judges who you are. In this way, the judgment is accurate.”

“It is you who judges who you are. In this way, the judgment is accurate.”

Isidro A. T. Savillo (1959) Filipino biologist

Impermanence of Sexual Phenotypes, Biologybrowser.org, 2010-01-18 http://biologybrowser.org/node/1375127,

Jesus photo

“Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

Jesus (-7–30 BC) Jewish preacher and religious leader, central figure of Christianity

NASB, John 7:24
Variant translation: Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment. (NIV)
Variants of major statements

John Sterling photo

“"Here come's the Judge! On Judgment Day, he homers to [location]!*" (Aaron Judge)-->”

John Sterling (1938) Sports broadcaster

Specific home run calls

James Madison photo
John Dryden photo

“… not judging truth to be in nature better than falsehood, but setting a value upon both according to interest.”

John Dryden (1631–1700) English poet and playwright of the XVIIth century

"Plutarch's Lives," Vol 1, Barnes & Noble Inc., 2006, Lysander p. 646
Translation from Greek originalː "τὸ ἀληθὲς οὐ φύσει τοῦ ψεύδους κρεῖττον ἡγούμενος, ἀλλ' ἑκατέρου τῇ χρείᾳ τὴν τιμὴν ὁρίζων."

Related topics