Criticism Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel Download Open image “Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.” — Henri Frederic Amiel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Criticism Sympathy
Sympathy is the first condition of criticism; reason and justice presuppose, at their origin, emotion. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Sympathy is one of the principles most widely rooted in our nature: we rejoice to see ourselves reflected in another; and, perversely enough, we… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
“people do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection” — Natascha Kampusch Copy Share Image
Sympathy is a shallow stream in the souls of those who have not suffered. — W. Sangster Copy Share Image
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Sympathy is in great degree a result of the mood we are in at the moment; anger forbids the emotion. On the other hand,… — Lew Wallace Copy Share Image
True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There are times when sympathy is as necessary as the air we breathe. — Rose Pastor Stokes Copy Share Image
There is only one way of not hating those who do us wrong, and that is by doing them good. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but its minute of perfect beauty; so, in the garden of the soul each feeling… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I receive something we might euphemistically call an 'inappropriately hostile' response - that is to say, more than fair criticism or even fair anger… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional… — Cyril Norman Hinshelwood Copy Share Image
For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
I reject criticism because the last thing I wanted was to sit there and look at people talking. I think people are conditioned to… — Matt Tyrnauer Copy Share Image
I'm more comfortable modelling as a man because I don't get any criticism. — Rain Dove Copy Share Image
I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard. — Inzamam-ul-Haq Copy Share Image
Judge a person not by his ability to make money but by his ability to retain it. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
Everything is allowable in literature, but what is not allowable in criticism is objection on the grounds of probability. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Lots of relationships fail because we spend more time pointing out each other's mistakes and not enough time enjoying each other's company. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
