Quotes About Criticism

In reality, the world have played too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are.

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saulís daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”

Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ëHe has a demon!í

Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ëHe has a demon!í

And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”

We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.