Either may of course advise wisely, but not necessarily because he wrangles or plays well.
The old gentleman who sits opposite got his hand up, as a pointer lifts his forefoot, at the expression, "his relations with truth, as I understand truth," and when I had done, sniffed audibly, and said I talked like a transcendentalist.

For his part, common sense was good enough for him.
Precisely so, my dear sir, I replied; common sense, AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT.

We all have to assume a standard of judgment in our own minds, either of things or persons.

A man who is willing to take another's opinion has to exercise his judgment in the choice of whom to follow, which is often as nice a matter as to judge of things for one's self.

On the whole, I had rather judge men's minds by comparing their thoughts with my own, than judge of thoughts by knowing who utter them.