Rebuke Quotes

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You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity. — Angela Merici
WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves… — Ambrose Bierce
New Zealand's nuclear free movement is a broad-based and popular movement. Our nuclear free status is a challenge to much that is accepted as orthodox… — David Lange
We are one in Christ; let us be friends with one another; but let us never be friends with one anotherâ€™s error. If I be… — Charles Spurgeon
The constitution expects every man to do his duty; and when he fails the law urges him; or should he do too much; the same… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a stick instead of… — John Climacus
My Turn is the distilled bathwater of Mrs. Reagan's life. It is for the most part sweetish, with a tart edge of rebuke, but disappointingly… — Barbara Ehrenreich
One of the greatest possible sins would be to return to God the life which he has given us with our abilities undiscovered and our… — Sterling W Sill
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being… — Moliere
When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the… — Haim Ginott
The preacher who jests and jokes with his people all week will soon find that he cannot stand in his pulpit on Sunday with power… — Vance Havner
Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction and therefore no… — Vance Havner
Because the Lord loves us He chastens and rebukes us. Modern sentimentality has reduced God to a tolerant indulgent grandfatherly being who winks at our… — Vance Havner
Although birds coexist with us on this eroded planet, they live independently of us with a self-sufficiency that is almost a rebuke. In the world… — Brooks Atkinson
Remember how the Lord rebukes Martha when He says: 'You are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing alone is needful' (Lk. 10:41-42) ?… — Evagrius Ponticus
Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the Holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated. — Kofi Annan
Reprimand and rebuke should be accepted as healing remedies for vice and as conducive to good health. From this it is clear that those who… — Saint Basil
No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by… — St. Jerome
For kind of sophisticated art I'm interested in, the larger structural rebuke has to be so subtle that it has to be distributed at an… — Junot Diaz
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke. — William Feather

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