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?

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the
antagonist so much as the rival read more

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the
antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

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.

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

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

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

An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.

An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.