Quotes in Criticism

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.

More quotes by   Walt Whitman view quote details

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.


To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.


Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.


Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

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Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.

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Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.


If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.


Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!

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This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms.

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