There is no defence against reproach, but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness.

The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

The man who acts the least, upbraids the most.

Rash and incessant scolding runs into custom and renders itself despised.

I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.

Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.

Blame is especially useful in situations in which there is no apparent villain-those moments that prove, despite our advancement of learning, how susceptible we are to high winds and wet roads.

Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak.

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing and avoids your eye.