Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes About Judging
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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.
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Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.
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There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.
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Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.
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Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.
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In order not to annul our free will, I judge it true that Fortune may be mistress of one half our actions but then even she leaves the other half, or almost, under our control.
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