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William Ewart Gladstone: Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false, they can't hurt you unless…

Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false, they can't hurt you unless you are wanting in manly character; and if true, they show a man his weak points, and forewarn him against failure and trouble.

In today’s wordsCriticism never hurt anybody. If it's false, it can't hurt you unless your character is lacking; if it's true, it shows you your weak points and warns you before failure and trouble.

William Ewart GladstoneCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Many Thoughts of Many Minds, compiled by Henry Southgate, 1862

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