Too often we judge other groups by their worst example

[dave]

While we judge ourselves by our best intentions.

That was a timely quote by a caring President.

 

[Keyser76]

While we judge ourselves by our best intentions.

That was a timely quote by a caring President.

I thought that was a good quote myself, and true.

 

[BigLickMountee]

While we judge ourselves by our best intentions.

That was a timely quote by a caring President.

when providing initial counselings to junior officers, I've always said "we judge ourselves by our intentions while others judge us by our behaviors". We need to match our intentions to our behaviors. All too often, particularly as a leader, this doesn't happen.