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    When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after
    the works of the author who has written them, and by that means
    discover what it is he likes in a composition.

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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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The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

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"I'm an owl: you're another. Sir Critic, good day." And the
barber kept on shaving.

"I'm an owl: you're another. Sir Critic, good day." And the
barber kept on shaving.

by James Thomas Fields Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

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

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Though by whim, envy, or resentment led,
They damn those authors whom they never read.

Though by whim, envy, or resentment led,
They damn those authors whom they never read.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Who shall dispute what the Reviewers say?
Their word's sufficient; and to ask a reason,
In such read more

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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A servile race
Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place;
Who blind obedience pay to read more

A servile race
Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place;
Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools,
Bigots to Greece, and slaves to musty rules.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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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

by Mark Twain Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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