The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Norman Vincent Peale
People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal
We would rather be ruined than changed We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die. W. H. Auden
Unless you remove the weeds, a good crop will be ruined. Sadao Araki
To be praised is to be ruined. Kikuyu Proverb
The contented person can never be ruined. Chinese Proverb