Censorious Quotes

11 quotes by 9 authors

• I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious. — Nick Clegg
• One of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent and the censorious. — J I Packer
• While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions made upon himself. — Elias Lyman Magoon
• This is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct, censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent to… — Simon Heffer
• The spirit of the First Amendment has been effectively repealed for conservative speech by a censorious, accusatory mob. — Ann Coulter
• Who are the people, for example, to whom you go for advice? Not to the hard, practical ones who can tell you exactly what to… — Brenda Ueland
• RIBALDRY, n. Censorious language by another concerning oneself. — Ambrose Bierce
• IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary. — Ambrose Bierce
• I only asked my friends to be friendly and polite, I found them indifferent and censorious; The one I left to silence, the other to… — Stevie Smith
• The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories. — Hector Hugh Munro
• RIBROASTER, n. Censorious language by oneself concerning another. The word is of classical refinement, and is even said to have been used in a fable… — Ambrose Bierce

Who Wrote These Censorious Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 11 Censorious Quotes as follows:

• 3 Censorious Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 Censorious Quote by Nick Clegg
• 1 Censorious Quote by J I Packer
• 1 Censorious Quote by Elias Lyman Magoon
• 1 Censorious Quote by Simon Heffer
• 1 Censorious Quote by Ann Coulter
• 1 Censorious Quote by Brenda Ueland
• 1 Censorious Quote by Stevie Smith
• 1 Censorious Quote by Hector Hugh Munro