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 A man must serve his time to every trade
 Save censure--critics all are ready made.
  Take hackney'd read more 
 A man must serve his time to every trade
 Save censure--critics all are ready made.
  Take hackney'd jokes from Miller, got by rote,
   With just enough of learning to misquote;
    A mind well skill'd to find or forge a fault;
     A turn for punning, call it Attic salt;
      To Jeffrey go, be silent and discreet,
       His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet;
        Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit;
         Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit;
          Care not for feeling--pass your proper jest,
           And stand a critic, hated yet caress'd. 
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
 When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after 
the works of the author who has written read more 
 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. 
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
 You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature 
and art.  
 You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature 
and art. 
 Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be 
criticised.  
 Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be 
criticised. 
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of read more
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own read more
When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.
Honest criticism is hard to take - especially when it comes from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a read more
Honest criticism is hard to take - especially when it comes from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.