I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

Too nicely Jonson knew the critic's part,
Nature in him was almost lost in art.

Too nicely Jonson knew the critic's part,
Nature in him was almost lost in art.

It is much easier to be critical that to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical that to be correct.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
Conspire to censure and expose our age.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
Conspire to censure and expose our age.

Blame is safer than praise.

Blame is safer than praise.

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.

You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature
and art.

You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature
and art.