Quote of Paul Valéry - Our judgments judge us, and nothing...
Biography - Paul Valéry:
French poet, essayist and philosopher.
Born: 1871 - Died: 1945
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1871 - Died: 1945
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.
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Quotes about weakness:
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not, than in those who know it.
Quotes for: judgement
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