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The most beneficial criticism in the world ...read more
Tags: Self
Do not regard the critics as questionable patriots. What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but ...read more
Tags: Patriotism
“A Bruise Is Better than A Bite!” 1 Samuel 1:1-8 Key verse(s): 8:“Elkanah here husband would say to her, ‘Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?’” “Constructive criticism is when I criticize you. Destructive criticism is ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8, John 12:4-8, John 12:4-8
Tags: Emotions, Criticism
Denomination: Lutheran
Criticism is always difficult to accept, but if we receive it with humility and a desire to improve our character it can be very helpful. Only a fool does not profit when he is rebuked for his mistakes. Several years ago I read a helpful article on this subject. It stated that when we are ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:34
Tags: Humility, Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The critic is like a midwife a ...read more
Tags: Dealing With Conflicts
The critic is the only independent source of information. ...read more
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is ...read more
Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in ...read more
Tags: Anger
“Staring Down the Critic’s Barrel!” Proverbs 9: 7-10 Key verse(s): 8b:“. . . rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” The Bible tells us that “rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” Love? What happened to getting the emotional revenge that is so satisfying? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 9:7-10, Psalm 82:3-4, Philippians 2:13-14
Tags: Grace, Leadership General
Worse than the sin you criticize is the ...read more
He who is critical is the one most ...read more
Pay no attention to what critics say. There has never been set up a ...read more
"People ask you for criticism, but they ...read more
A critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to ...read more
The critic is one who knows the price of everything and ...read more
"A friend is a lot of things, but a ...read more
Tags: Compassion
Most of the criticism adults make about ...read more
Tags: Children
"Honest criticism is hard to take, especially from a relative, a friend, an ...read more
To be a good critic demands more brains and judgment ...read more
Do not grumble or criticize; it takes neither heart ...read more
Tags: Cynicism
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