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"The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot."

"At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you."

"There is a difference between criticizing people and criticizing a people's uninformed ideals. That is, unless one defines himself or others by their ideals, then he is offended, and usually offended secretly. Because oddly enough, this person is the same person quickest to resort to dismissive name-calling, such as 'bigot' or 'zealot'. And oddly enough, he is always the one, the 'open-minded' one, who adamantly protests for, not only himself, but others not to listen to any type of scholarly theological truth inherently for the sake of his own personal, moral beliefs."

"People have the right to criticize you. You do not have the right to criticize anyone."

"The voice of the inner critic is mean, unforgiving, punishing, and downright hurtful. When you allow it to run roughshod over your happiness and emotional well-being, it can wreak havoc on your peace of mind and leave you feeling anxious, fearful, and depleted."

"Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments."

"Is Wagner a human being at all? Is he not rather a disease? He contaminates everything he touches - he has made music sick."
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"Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation."

"The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance."

"Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood."

"What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!"

"People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy."

"Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together."

"Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions."
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