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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be
criticised.
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be
criticised.
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.
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.
Blame is safer than praise.
Blame is safer than praise.
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
Conspire to censure and expose our age.
The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
Conspire to censure and expose our age.
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
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.
I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.
