It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity…

One who accepts criticism gracefully is genuinely interested in self improvement.One who is willing to excel accept constructive criticism by his core of heart…

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The notions of…

— Ibn Warraq

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

— Charles Horton Cooley

As there must be moderation in other things, so there must be moderation in self-criticism. Perpetual contemplation of our own actions produces a morbid…

— Herbert Spencer

“Lo! we are diseased and dying, cried the dark hosts; we cannot write, our voting is vain; what need of education, since we must…

— W.E.B. Du Bois

I've been as critically rubbished as acclaimed and the worst thing about that is that it usually plays into your own self-criticism.

— Rachel Ward

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

— Anonymous

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

When you learn to discipline your tongue, you'll stop scrutinizing, judging and condemning others. You'll then focus on your own weaknesses.

— Mufti Ismail Menk

If a man is devout, we accuse him of hypocrisy; if he is not, of impiety; if he is humble, we look on his…

— Louis Bourdaloue

“Inside Critics The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our "inside critics"…

— Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK

When self-doubt creeps in, don't ignore it - address it. Respond to harsh self-criticism with something more compassionate. Talk to yourself like a trusted…

— Amy Morin

Faith can cut in so many ways. If you're penitent and not triumphal, it can move us to repentance and accountability and help us…

— Jim Wallis

Criticism is often not a science; it is a craft, requiring more good health than wit, more hard work than talent, more habit than…

— Jean de la Bruyere

The great ideas of the West - rationalism, self-criticism, the disinterested search for truth, the separation of church and state, the rule of law,…

— Ibn Warraq