Jean de la Bruyere Quotes About Judging

Quotes about: Judging

• The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay it

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Practice, Justice, Judging

• When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Inspirational, Work, Judging

• Physiognomy is not a guide that has been given us by which to judge of the character of men: it may only serve us for conjecture.
  [Fr., La physionomie n'est pas une regle qui nous soit donnee pour juger des hommes; elle nous peut servir de conjecture.]

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Character, Men, Judging

  "Les Caractères", XII, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 97-106,

• The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Funny, Success, Humorous

• When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it is good, and is the work of a master-hand.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Book, Hands, Judging

• A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay it: even those judges who know their duty adhere to the general practice.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Practice, Justice, Judging

  "Characters", 1688.

• When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other rule to judge it by; it is fine and written in a masterly manner.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Reading, Judging, Feelings

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