After Atticus reads a bedtime story to Scout, Scout explains the story briefly stating that "when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus he was real nice...." The quote above is Atticus' simple but powerful reply.
The quote above basically sums up the entire lesson of the book in one line for me. I think the lesson learned after reading the book is that you cannot judge someone by the way they look or by one mistake they have made, but after you have seen from their perspective and looked at their actions. When I read this in the book, I immediately think of Boo Radley because he is the one guy that the children had never seen before until the end of the book. When they finally see him and understand why he doesn't come outside and interact with all the town, they give him more respect and realize he really isn't a bad guy at all. They also take into consideration all of the wonderful things he did for them including hanging the pants over the fence, putting the blanket around Scout, and putting little items in the tree. This quote is most definitely an example of "words of wisdom" because it provides a major lesson in life. Everyone has grown up with the old saying, "never judge a book by its cover." The point Atticus is making is just another way of saying the old phrase.
(Boo Radley is a perfect example of someone that you have to understand before you can judge.)
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