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The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
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
Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.
Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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, be nothing.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
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.