The whole history of criticism has been a triumph of authors over critics.
Critic - Criticism Quotes
The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to some quickness of resentment and asperity of reply.
Some critics are like chimney-sweeper; they put out the fire below, and frighten the swallows from their nests above; they scrape a long time in the chimney, cover themselves with soot, and bring nothing away but a bag of cinders, and then sing out from the top of the house, as if they had built […]
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
A wise scepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.
We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish […]
Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.
Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can’t write can surely review.
The generous Critic fann’d the Poet’s fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.
