"In every case, we ought to act that part towards another, which we would judge to be right in him to act toward us, if we were in his circumstances and he in ours; or more generally - What we approve in others, that we ought to practise in like circumstances, what we condemn in others we ought not to do."

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Source : Thomas Reid, Ronald E. Beanblossom, Keith Lehrer (1983). “Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays”, p.355, Hackett Publishing

Thomas Reid

#Judging Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Action Quotes

“Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.”
“Nature allowed only the fit and the lucky to share this paradise-in-the-making.”
“My life had taken a stranger turn than I could've ever imagined. What was I doing on this path? Where was I headed really? Who was I to take on a battle between powers I didn't understandâ€” armed with a runaway cat, a uniquely bad drummer, a pair of garden shears, and an Ovaltine-drinking teen Galileo? To save a girl who didn't want to be saved?”
“We become innocent when we are unfortunate.”
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.”

Source : Iris Murdoch (2001). “A Fairly Honourable Defeat”, p.135, Penguin
“My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good.”

Source : "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.
“What else donâ€™t women like besides the Three Stooges? Tom Waits. Being hurt physically or emotionally.”
“There is time for everything.”

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