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    As soon
    Seek roses in December--ice in June,
    Hope, constancy in wind, or corn in chaff;
    Believe a woman or an epitaph,
    Or any other thing that's false, before
    You trust in critics.

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

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

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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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.]

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Reviewers are forever telling authors they can't understand them.
The author might often reply: Is that my fault?

Reviewers are forever telling authors they can't understand them.
The author might often reply: Is that my fault?

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Who shall dispute what the Reviewers say?
Their word's sufficient; and to ask a reason,
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Who shall dispute what the Reviewers say?
Their word's sufficient; and to ask a reason,
In such a state as theirs, is downright treason.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
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All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
To execute the members of their trade.

by John Dryden Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

by Anonymous Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar.

Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar.

by Channing Pollock Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

by Marvin J. Ashton Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that read more

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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