Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.


The Maxims and Reflections of Goethe (ed. 1906)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.