“One should never judge anything unless it is known”

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.

I think; therefore I am.

To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

Nothing is made from nothing.

To think? That’s it. It is thought. This alone cannot be detached from me. I am, I exist; that is certain.

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

To live well is to live concealed.

It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable

The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake.

The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.

For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.

The more you judge, the less you love.

Commercials are not the only exposure that obesity gets on TV. It is by no means a rarity on the wonderful Judge Judy’s show when both plaintiff and accused all but literally fill the screen.

A man’s conscience and his judgment are the same thing, and, as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous”

Much depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.

All that is necessary to right action is right judgment, and to the best action the most correct judgment.

Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.

There’s a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. So, think about that before you judge someone.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.