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I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.
I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.
What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.
What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.
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.
I never give them hell; I just tell them the truth and they think it is hell.
I never give them hell; I just tell them the truth and they think it is hell.
Reviewers are usually people who would have been poets,
historians, biographers, etc., if they could: they have tried
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Reviewers are usually people who would have been poets,
historians, biographers, etc., if they could: they have tried
their talents at one or the other, and have failed; therefore
they turn critics.
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
Philosophers, as things now stand, are all too fond of offering criticism from on high instead of studying and understanding read more
Philosophers, as things now stand, are all too fond of offering criticism from on high instead of studying and understanding things from within.
They who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,
Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
They who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,
Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
Give no time to finding fault of criticism.
Give no time to finding fault of criticism.
