In judging ourselves, we cannot be too severe; in judging others, we cannot be too candid. We should judge ourselves by our motives, but others by their actions. – William Nevins (1797–1835)

Sometimes, to do the right thing, we must keep a promise we never made. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. – George Bernard Shaw

If we are ever in doubt what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done. – John Lubbock, “The Happiness of Duty,” 1887