L. Lionel Kendrick

Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism, correction and not condemnation. They are spoken with clarity and not with confusion. They may be tender or they may be tough, but they must always be tempered.

American Clergyman

Annie Besant

Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract us, is the sign of a narrow mind, of an uncultivated intelligence. Bigotry is always ignorant, and the wise boy, who will become the wise man, tries to understand and to see the truth in ideas with which he does not agree.

English Philosopher

Hugh Laurie

I think of House as a deeply moral character, though some would no doubt argue with me. He does not judge. Beyond his normal tetchiness, there were no more than a half-dozen moments of actual condemnation from him. He understood lies and also why you lied, and there was an absolution there that is very, very appealing.

British Actor

Niccolo Machiavelli

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

Italian Writer

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

There's a reason poets often say, 'Poetry saved my life,' for often the blank page is the only one listening to the soul's suffering, the only one registering the story completely, the only one receiving all softly and without condemnation.

American Poet

Orison Swett Marden

The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.

American Writer

Joel Osteen

It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.

Hans Urs von Balthasar

But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.

Swiss Theologian

Michel de Montaigne

How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!

French Philosopher

Henry Ward Beecher

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Condemnation carries a strong disapproval that can offend or upset people.

Negative Connotation

Use 'condemnation' to emphasize the severity of negative opinion.

Used for Emphasis

Often involves a moral judgment against actions or ideas.

Moral Judgment

Refers to a legal decision, not just informal disapproval.

Legal Specificity

Emphasizes a property's condition as beyond repair or unsafe.

Unfit for Use

Usually involves an action taken by a government or official body.

Government Authority

Can reflect a collective disapproval by a group or society.

Public Opinion

Often suggests taking a stance based on ethics or values.

Ethical Stance

Unlike criticism, condemnation may not offer a way to improve.

Not Constructive

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