Censure Quotes

101 quotes by 83 authors

No man must encroach upon my province, nor I upon his. He may advise me, moderately and without pertinaciousness, but he must not expect to… — William Godwin
Perhaps there will be prattlers who, although completely ignorant of mathematics, nevertheless take it upon themselves to pass judgment on mathematical questions, and on account… — Nicolaus Copernicus
I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel writers, of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances, to the… — Jane Austen
It is folly to censure him whom all the world adores. — Publilius Syrus
I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty… — Samuel Johnson
All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to show how much he can spare. — Samuel Johnson
Though it is evident, that not more than one age or people can deserve the censure of being more averse from learning than any other,… — Samuel Johnson
We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100… — Joan Blades
Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful. — Winston Churchill
No might nor greatness in mortality Can censure 'scape; back- wounding calumny The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong Can tie the gall up… — William Shakespeare
The silence of a friend commonly amounts to treachery. His not daring to say anything in our behalf implies a tacit censure. — William Hazlitt
It is easy for a man who sits idle at home, and has nobody to please but himself, to ridicule or censure the common practices… — Samuel Johnson
Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not… — Leonardo da Vinci
Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated station? My Heart tells me it has been my unremitted… — George Washington
I think the first order of business after the vote on the articles of impeachment is censure. — John Breaux
There is no contending with necessity, and we should be very tender how we censure those that submit to it. It is one thing to… — Roger L'Estrange
Those who raise envy will easily incur censure. — Charles Churchill
I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism… — William Gilmore Simms
It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But… — David Hume
The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon

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