What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The most effective self-criticism is to also learn the art of self-encouragement. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“Unreasonable self-criticism represents a form of self-hatred and fear.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“And it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational… — Karl R. Popper Copy Share Image
A gentleman is one who doesn't and can't forgive himself for self-committed mistake even if others forget it and the self-criticism is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul. — Adlai Stevenson I Copy Share Image
The most vigilant self-criticism of course is necessary, but the time comes when the artist must tell himself he is good or… — Gerald Moor Copy Share Image
I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
a self-awareness moment. All of a sudden everything he has done comes flashing into his mind, a self-criticism that is unbearable. — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
“You can use your intelligence to fuel chronic anxiety and self-criticism, or you can use it to understand yourself” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
“The expectation of intelligent gossip is a powerful motive for serious self-criticism, more powerful than New Year resolutions to improve one's decision… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I'm 48. For a while after 'The Jerk' (movie) I had a feeling of failure. I was a little scared. First people… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“Ironically, harsh self-criticism seems to create an inner rebelliousness that makes us want to give up on our healthy goals. Self-compassion acknowledges… — Melanie Greenberg Copy Share Image
“Am I being unfair? Is it only my self-hatred playing me a trick? Self-hatred is a gendered feeling: in a man it… — Jens Christian Grøndahl Copy Share Image
Because of its exceptional capacity for self-criticism, the West took the initiative in abolishing slavery; the calls for abolition did not resonate… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
“... no one ever develops and achieves self-awareness in a vacuum, beyond all ears and systems. The period you grow up in… — Václav Havel Copy Share Image
The question is, do we have a shadow government? And, if we do, who are those intelligent minority that is -- that… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
We must admit that today conformity is on the Left. To be sure, the Right is not brilliant. But the Left is… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
As there must be moderation in other things, so there must be moderation in self-criticism. Perpetual contemplation of our own actions produces… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
It is Chairman Mao who should be held primarily responsible for the Great Leap Forward. But it didn't take him long -… — Deng Xiaoping Copy Share Image
One of the reasons for its success is that science has a built-in, error-correcting machinery at its very heart. Some may consider… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The question is: Do we have a shadow government? And if we do, who are those intelligent minority that is guiding us… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
“Under a bad leadership Serbs are capable of committing the most terrible atrocities; under good leaders we can do great deeds. It's… — Seierstad Åsne Copy Share Image
Faith can cut in so many ways. If you're penitent and not triumphal, it can move us to repentance and accountability and… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
“Don't panic. Midway through writing a novel, I have regularly experienced moments of bowel-curdling terror, as I contemplate the drivel on the… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
“Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.” — Sanaya Roman Copy Share Image
