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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.

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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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

by Anonymous Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

by Somerset Maugham Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, read more

When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!

by Bobby Knight Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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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.

by Isaac D'israeli 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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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

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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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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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