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> [I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-am-sorry-to-think-that-you-do-not-get-a-man-s-most-effective/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [“The effective criticism is the one that focuses on behavior not on the personality. The difference between both realizes it every rational parent and educator. The directed criticism on the boy’s or on the girl’s personality will burn the space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maryam-abdullah-alnaymi/the-effective-criticism-is-the-one-that-focuses-on-behavior-not-on/)

[Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maryam-abdullah-alnaymi/)

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