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William Shakespeare Quotes about Judging

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Gently to hear, kindly to judge.

Gently to hear, kindly to judge.

William Shakespeare
Judging, Charity
William Shakespeare (1803). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.277

Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge, That no king can corrupt.

William Shakespeare
Kings, Judging, Heaven
'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 1, l. 99

Don't judge a man's conscience by looking at his face cause he may have a bad heart.

William Shakespeare
Heart, Men, Judging

Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.

William Shakespeare
Judging, Hypocrisy, Sinner
'Henry VI, Part 2' (1592) act 3, sc. 3, l. 31

So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown When judges have been babes; great floods have flown From simple sources, and great seas have dried When miracles have by the greatest been denied.

William Shakespeare
Simple, Sea, Judging
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope (1821). “Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare”, p.362

There is a devilish mercy in the judge, if you'll implore it, that will free your life, but fetter you till death.

William Shakespeare
Judging, Mercy, Fetters
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, Charles Symmons (1842). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Text of the Corrected Copies of Steevens and Malone, with a Life of the Poet”, p.84

Men judge by the complexion of the sky The state and inclination of the day.

William Shakespeare
Men, Sky, Judging
William Shakespeare, Charles R. Forker (2002). “King Richard II: Third Series”, p.333, Cengage Learning EMEA

With caution judge of probability. Things deemed unlikely, e'en impossible, experience oft hath proved to be true.

William Shakespeare
Wisdom, Judging, Impossible

To offend and judge are distinct offices, And of opposed natures.

William Shakespeare
Law, Judging, Office
William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Edward Capell, George Steevens (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.70

Were I the Moor I would not be Iago. In following him I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end. For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart In compliment extern, ’tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am

William Shakespeare
Heart, Long, Judging
1603-4 Iago. Othello, act1, sc.1, l.60-5.

Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves.

William Shakespeare
Judging, Thieves, Stealing
1603 Angelo. Measure for Measure, act 2, sc.2, l.181-2.

Thou shalt be both the plaintiff and the judge of thine own cause.

William Shakespeare
Memorable, Judging, Causes
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Richard Farmer, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.498

For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel: Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all

William Shakespeare
Angel, Cutting, Judging
William Shakespeare, William Oxberry, Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Owen Fawcett (1822). “Julius Caesar: A Tragedy”, p.55

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