(20 quotes found)
“A dozen direct censures are easier to bear than one morganatic compliment”
Mark Twain
“A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to escape the censures of the world”
English Proverb
“It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.”
William Somerset Maugham
“Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.”
Juvenal
“Fool's praise is censure”
Proverb
“They have a Right to censure, that have a Heart to help: The rest is Cruelty, not Justice”
William Penn
“The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves”
Demosthenes
“The City Council could take action in the form of a resolution to reprimand or censure any council member for violation of the adopted code of conduct.”
David Levin
“The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us.”
Charles de Saint-Evremond
“I couldn't tell you off the top of my head exactly what we put in. There was the word 'censure' in there that I didn't like, but it was obviously in there, so my objection was overrided.”
Richard Potter
