It is scarcely possible to be sure that a man is worse than he need have been, or that one would have done better if one had been in his place; and thus one must try to resist any expression of personal disapproval, because such an expression implies a consciousness of moral superiority, and the moment that one is conscious of that, as in the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, the position of the Condemner and the condemned is instantaneously reversed.
"The Silent Isle"
Arthur Christopher Benson
Being a good reasoner, our philosopher found that the Condemner of gambling within him was rapidly getting the best of the argument; he therefore brought the matter to a point by suddenly exclaiming aloud, "Now, the question is, shall I do it?"
"Philosopher Jack"
R.M. Ballantyne
Truth, however, with no respect for either man or his traditions, occasionally assigns to the deceiving wife the part of Condemner.
"Running Sands"
Reginald Wright Kauffman