We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first).
What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to.
In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through direct experience
Great merit or great failings will make you respected or despised; but trifles, little attentions, mere nothings, either done or neglected, will make you either liked or disliked, in the general run of the world. Examine yourself, why you like such and such people and dislike such and such others; and you will find that those different sentiments proceed from very slight causes.
You learn to judge your friends for who they are.
A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.
Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.
How can you judge a man until you come face to face?
I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.
For everything is history: What was said yesterday is history, what was said a minute ago is history. But, above all, one is led to misjudge the present, because only the study of historical development permits the weighing and evaluation of the interrelationships among the components of the present-day society.
Why can't we resist the urge to second-guess and evaluate each other?...Sometimes I wonder if the final judgment will be a breeze compared with what we've put each other through here on earth. p 225
You are judged of by what you possess.
Once you accept you are being judged by people who have less knowledge than yourself, then what's it worth?
I strongly believe that appearance is important, as it's the first impression you get, but that is definitely not the deciding factor.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
The value of a man can only be measured with regard to other men.
A man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful, they decide against him.
The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.
I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, "Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow.
To me, people are going to judge you no matter what, no matter how you put yourself out there. In my opinion, they can judge however they want to. Hopefully, it's in a positive light.
None of us are so much praised or censured as we think.
I hear the criticism loud & clear That is how I know that the time is near
It is all too easy for a society to measure itself against some abstract philosophical principle or political slogan. But in the end, there must remain the question: What kind of life is one society providing to the people that live in it?
I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, I gotta say that. But America will be judged.
