For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Usually we praise only to be praised.
The nature of how we are as human beings is that we're much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.
For if there is anything to one's praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned good-natured friend or another!
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.