Criticism Quote by Philibert Joseph Roux

Stupid criticism and still more stupid praise.

— Giuseppe Verdi

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

— W. Somerset Maugham

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

— Anonymous

People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Good criticism is very rare and always precious.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The critics can say stupid things and we can enjoy them, if we have the legitimate feeling of superiority - the satisfaction of a…

— Paul Gauguin

I don't focus on criticism. I prefer to praise people and the world, rather than criticize them and it.

— Alice Walker

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.

— Ethel Waters

Don't be too severe in criticizing people's faults; consider how much they can bear. Don't be too lofty in enjoining virtue, so people may…

— Zicheng Hong

Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise

— Shiv Khera

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld