“People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.” PeopleThinkingGreatnessJudgingOughtFitTruth IsCapableMotiveSublime Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks
“It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.” KnowsMenSoulHardActionFacesMistakeJudgingTruth IsMirrorsDeceived Book:Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“Beautiful is he who recognizes what is truly beautiful even if the surface is ugly. Truthful is he who says what is true even if the truth is ugly. Ugly is he who measures beauty by its exterior without first weighing the interior. And ugly is the man who judges harshly what he sees looking out without first judging what he sees in the mirror.” IfsMenFirstsBeautifulHe ManJudgingTruth IsMirrorsUglySurfaceTruthfulInteriorsExteriorWeighing Author:Suzy Kassem