Criticism

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The guest will judge better of a feast than a cook.

Aristotle

Politics

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Topic

Hospitality Self-criticism Criticism

Author

Aristotle

Source

Politics

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 4.

The Sting of a Reproach is the Truth of it.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Truth hurts Truth Criticism

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1746 1740s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

If you find a man who points out faults and who reproves, follow such a wise person as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

Gautama Buddha

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Topic

Self-improvement Openness to criticism Criticism

Author

Gautama Buddha

Source

The Dhammapada

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Pali

Time

520 BC 520s BC 6th century BC

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Dhammapada. c. 550 BC, v. 76.

Current Citation

The Dhammapada, edited and translated by Valerie Roebuck. Penguin Classics, 2010, v. 76.

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Being passive aggressive Criticism

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1735 1730s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Epistle from Mr. Pope to Dr. Arbuthnot; or Prologue to the Satires." 1735, I. 201-205.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 201-205.

Long experience has taught me that to be criticized is not always to be wrong.

Anthony Eden

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Topic

Criticism from others Criticism

Speaker

Anthony Eden

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Eden, Anthony. Speech at Lord Mayor's guildhall banquet. Lord Mayor's Guildhall Banquet. c. 1956, London, England, UK.

Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects.

Sima Qian

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Topic

Openness to criticism Criticism Personal growth

Author

Sima Qian

Source

Records of the Grand Historian

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

109 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Suma Quin. Written sometime around c. 110 BC.

Current Citation

Suma Qian. Records of the Grand Historian of China, translated by Burton Watson. Vol. 2, Columbia University Press, 1961, ch. 118.