"Criticism is a study by which men grow……" — Samuel Johnson
"Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expenses"
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site.
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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…
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Dare to risk public criticism.
— Mary Kay Ash
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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
— Mary Kay Ash
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We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against…
— Julian Assange
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The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule,…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's…
— Kevin Bacon
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the…
— James A. Baldwin
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It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.
— Charles Baudelaire
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A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.
— Jean Baudrillard
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
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People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
— David Beckham
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