Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

Blame is for God and small children.

Blame is for God and small children.

As soon
Seek roses in December--ice in June,
Hope, constancy in wind, or corn in chaff;
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As soon
Seek roses in December--ice in June,
Hope, constancy in wind, or corn in chaff;
Believe a woman or an epitaph,
Or any other thing that's false, before
You trust in critics.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
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All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
To execute the members of their trade.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.

But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.

Reviewers are forever telling authors they can't understand them.
The author might often reply: Is that my fault?

Reviewers are forever telling authors they can't understand them.
The author might often reply: Is that my fault?

An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.

An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.