Self Criticism Quotes

Self Criticism Quote of the day

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

Human intellect is natures attempt at self criticism

If a person lacks self- acceptance, he can't live with himself; if he lacks self-criticism, others can't live with him.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

When you are free from self-doubt, you fail better. You accept criticism and listen.

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.

A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading.

Tomorrow is another day, we rather hope it will be better but better it won't be unless self-foibles are examined.

Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.

...writers are often the worst judges of what they have written.

PARAPHRASE: Genius is not that you are smarter than everyone else. It is that you are ready to receive the inspiration.

The expectation of intelligent gossip is a powerful motive for serious self-criticism, more powerful than New Year resolutions to improve one's decision making at work and at home.

The search to know has always been characterized by the need to doubt, the need to be critical, including the need to be self-critical.

Self-criticism and negative thoughts about yourself will attract people who reflect this back to you, showing critical behavior and can abuse you physically.

The only way to reduce ugliness in the world is to reduce it in yourself,

Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.

Kissinger would probably be outraged even if he reread his own memoirs, on the grounds that they are not favorable enough.

In this world and the hereafter, we should not be afraid of no one but ourselves.

Before thinking about what you are going to say, think about what I am saying.

We must clean the lens of our hearts to see the state of our souls. However, too often the former is too dirty to even know that the latter exists.

We dedicate most of the time worrying about our deficiencies and self-criticism instead of concentrating on our goals and believing in our destination

We are all failures- at least the best of us are.

Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.", 1964)

I feel like oversized trousers on sale, not even made of good material, that no one wants to buy. They just hang in there hoping that someone someday will compromise for its low cost.

Home is the place I can live with myself, without hating myself.

He found his voice in the silences, where he could sing as loud and as long as he wanted with no one to complain of it.

The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.

In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.

You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.