Quotes about Criticism

It's hard to criticize someone if you are praying for them.

The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it.

It is wonderful how much uglier things will look when we only suspect that we are blamed for them

That is a rare and blessed lot which some greatest men have not attained, to know ourselves guiltless before a condemning crowd -- to be sure that what we are denounced for is solely the good in us.

No sooner does a woman show that she has genius or effective talent, than she receives the tribute of being moderately praised and severely criticised.

I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.

Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence. His name, like a shuttlecock, must be beat backward and forward, or it falls to the ground.

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense

You must have taken great pains, sir; you could not naturally been so very stupid.

Homeopathy is insignificant as an act of healing, but of great value as criticism on the hygeia or medical practice of the time.

We say no to sin because we are holy in Christ. We endure the criticism of those who hate us because God loves us in Christ. We endure ostracism from others because God welcomes us in Christ. We are not what we do. We do what we are. Our identity determines our activity. This was true for Jesus, and it's true for those who are in Christ. Our identity as new creations in Christ is the key to our victory like Christ.

Simply, a complaint attacks the problem, whereas a criticism attacks the person.