Criticism Quotes And Sayings

Famous Quotations About Criticism (15 Quotes)

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

- Frank A. Clark

2. There is only one way to avoid criticism : do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

- Aristotle

3. Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks.

- Shannon Alder 

4. I've always looked on criticism as a sort of envious tribute.

- F. Scott

5. Criticism is information that will help you grow.

- Hendrie Weisinger 

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

- Franklin P. Jones

7. Don't criticize what you can't understand.

- Bob Dylan 

8. A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

- Channing Pollock 

9. Healthy, well-informed, balanced criticism is the ozone of public life.

- Gandhi

10. Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice.

- Joyce Carol Oates 

11. Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking.

- Bhagat Singh

12. You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. 

- John Wooden

13. Positive criticism is a good friend. Insincere flattery is a fake friend.

- T.P Chia

14. There is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

- Joseph Addison 

15. Every criticism, judgement, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

- Marshall Rosenberg