He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
Thomas A KempisRead
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We often judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves.
This quote by Thomas A Kempis emphasizes the tendency of individuals to evaluate their neighbors unfairly, often with a lack of compassion or understanding. It suggests that people frequently hold others to standards and expectations that they do not apply to themselves, encouraging a call for introspection and fairness in our judgments of others.
Themes
JudgmentUnderstandingSelf-ReflectionCompassion
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about social justice, one might refer to this quote to highlight the importance of empathy and understanding in judging others.
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