Books Quote by Sarah Fielding

“Any fool can criticise, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”

— Dale Carnegie

“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”

— Dale Carnegie

We will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that we have no sense of humor.

— Steve Allen

“The critic's aim should be to interpret the work they are writing about and help readers appreciate it, by defining and analysing those qualities…

— David Cecil

“Criticism is not a circumscription or a set of prohibitions. It provides fixed points of departure. It may startle a dull reader into alertness.”

— Ezra Pound

“A bad composition carries its own punishment—contempt and ridicule; a good one excites envy and entails upon its author a thousand mortifications; he finds…

— Matthew Gregory Lewis

“Without self-discipline, your streams of grace become a flood of disgrace. Never let indiscipline weigh you down for critics to pick mockeries on.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to…

— Barbara Sher

I've come to realize that you're going to get criticized no matter what. Somebody will always hate what you write, especially if you write…

— Dave Barry

“And while self-love each jealous writer rules, Contending wits become the sport of fools: But still the worst with most regret commend, For each…

— Alexander Pope

There's a great line by Joss Whedon: "Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell…

— Declan Shalvey

“It's okay to offer criticism if your intention is to be helpful. But if you only criticize when there is an audience to applaud…

— Karen E. Quinones Miller