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.

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.

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

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.