Criticism Quotes Quotes

Criticism addressed to a person can only be of benefit if it was said in the right way and at the right time.

~ Eraldo Banovac

The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it, which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Success needs vision to see, passion to transcend, patience to withstand and the character to overcome failures.

~ Amit Ray

The tower of success stands on the pillars of vision, action, patience and the character to withstand criticisms.

~ Amit Ray

Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

You are surrounded by ignorance, savagery and fanaticism. You live in a society where everyone thinks he/she knows about everything in the whole universe. If you find yourself among those intellectual idiots, then being good and humble may give rise to doubts in your mind about your own ideas. So, you must first learn to distinguish between real and shallow intellect. Then, as a self- preservation tactic, you need to let your pretence of arrogance grow as big as a Dinosaur, so that the fake intellectuals start to realize their true inferiority in front of you.

~ Abhijit Naskar

You must hiss at people who intend to undermine your individuality with their false pride and intellectual stupidity. You must frighten them away, lest they should do you harm. Act like you have a lot of venom inside you, but never inject them into anyone.

~ Abhijit Naskar

Criticisms of a society filled with fools have no power in them to bother the sage that has emerged from the agonizing fire of misery.

~ Abhijit Naskar

Never focus your attention on what the world has to say about you. Rather turn your focus inside and listen to what your inner voice has to say to you. You can find the answers to the most complicated questions of life from your deepest self. Pay attention and listen. Your inner self has to say something to you. Listen to that eternal entity within, and you shall discover the way through which you’ll reach your goal.

~ Abhijit Naskar

Have faith in yourself. All the power is in your biology already. Be conscious of that power and bring it out. Remember, truth is indestructible, virtue is indestructible, purity is indestructible.

~ Abhijit Naskar

Do not listen to a single soul, but your own inner voice. Foster your will and make it as wild as possible. Dive deep into the mysterious fathoms of the universe and accomplish your purpose by hook or by crook, even if it means going down to the bottom of the ocean to meet your doom.

~ Abhijit Naskar

With each drop of tear that we shed in our times of excruciating pain, our brain constructs majestic new cellular connections to aid in the pursuit of our passion - in the pursuit of truth.

~ Abhijit Naskar

You will love and admire the One who is honest and blunt in his views, as long as you're not his subject of viewpoint!

~ Ramana Pemmaraju

Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Programming your mind with positive thoughts each day will go a long way to keep you from allowing external criticism to derail your dreams.

~ Ken Poirot

No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Respect your haters, they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo