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Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the Good-natured Man.
Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the Good-natured Man.
There are come Critics so with Spleen diseased,
They scarcely come inclining to be pleased:
And sure read more
There are come Critics so with Spleen diseased,
They scarcely come inclining to be pleased:
And sure he must have more than mortal Skill,
Who please one against his Will.
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be
criticised.
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be
criticised.
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.
Said the pot to the kettle, "Get away, blackface."
[Sp., Dijo la sarten a la caldera, quitate alla ojinegra.]
Said the pot to the kettle, "Get away, blackface."
[Sp., Dijo la sarten a la caldera, quitate alla ojinegra.]
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a read more
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.