Dwight Morrow? Harold Nicolson? Harold Nicholson? William Nevins? Tryon Edwards? Edward Wigglesworth? Stephen R. Covey? Question for Quote Investigator: There is a pervasive problem in human psychology of a self-serving double-standard that can be stated as follows: We judge ourselves by our ideals, but we judge others by their actions. This remark has been attributed …
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Quote Origin: We Judge Ourselves by What We Feel Capable of Doing, While Others Judge Us by What We Have Already Done
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? William Nevins? Stephen M. R. Covey? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: The way we judge ourselves often differs markedly from the way others judge us. We tend to evaluate ourselves based on what we are capable of doing, or what we intend to do, or what we say we will do. However, …