Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

—H. L. Mencken

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Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him...

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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

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A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.

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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

—H. L. Mencken

After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.

—H. L. Mencken

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.

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Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

—Franklin P. Jones

Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

—Eleanor Roosevelt

To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

—Elbert Hubbard

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.

—Edith Wharton

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

—Benjamin Disraeli

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