“Brother, if any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be. If he charges you falsely on some point, yet be satisfied, for if he knew you better he might change the accusation, and you would be no gainer by the correction. If you have your moral portrait painted, and it is ugly, be satisfied; for it only needs a few blacker touches, and it would be still nearer the truth.” – Spurgeon

“If my detractors only knew me better, then they would hate me even more.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Bed of Procrustes, p. 147)

“We ought not to be angry at [others] knowing our faults and despising us; it is but right that they should know us for what we are, and should despise us if we are contemptible. ” – Blaise Pascal (Pensees, Section 100)

(Hat tip to Luke and Craig for the quotes.)