Critical remarks are only made by people who love you. Federico Mayor
Critical remarks are only made by people who love you.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Federico Mayor
Year: 2008
People who ask for your criticism want only praise. W. Somerset Maugham
People who ask for your criticism want only praise.Critics and CriticismQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
Never make the mistake of assuming the critters will beat a path to your door. John P. Mascotte
Never make the mistake of assuming the critters will beat a path to your door.Critics and CriticismQuotations by John P. Mascotte
A sneer is the weapon of the weak. James Russell Lowell
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.Critics and CriticismQuotations by James Russell Lowell
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. James Russell Lowell
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.Critics and CriticismQuotations by James Russell Lowell
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The easiest thing a human being can do is to criticize another human being. Lynn M. Little
The easiest thing a human being can do is to criticize another human being.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Lynn M. Little
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Jean De La Bruyere
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries. Milan Kundera
Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Milan Kundera
In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. Pauline Kael
In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Pauline Kael
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well. Samuel Johnson
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Samuel Johnson
As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversation between two not very bright drunks. Clive James
As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversation between two not very bright drunks.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Clive James
I’d rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one. Victor Hugo
I’d rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Victor Hugo
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better. Lou Holtz
If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Lou Holtz
A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution. Dustin Hoffman
A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Dustin Hoffman
If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edge Napoleon Hill
If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edgeCritics and CriticismQuotations by Napoleon Hill
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil. Claude A. Helvetius
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Claude A. Helvetius
Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard. Dag Hammarskjold
Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Dag Hammarskjold
It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not. Alfred Whitney Griswold
It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Alfred Whitney Griswold
The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws. Remy De Gourmont
The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Remy De Gourmont
Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better. Oliver Goldsmith
Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Strike the dog dead, it’s but a critic! Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Strike the dog dead, it’s but a critic!Critics and CriticismQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. Dr. Emmit Fox
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Dr. Emmit Fox
Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you’re two steps ahead! Fannie Flagg
Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you’re two steps ahead!Critics and CriticismQuotations by Fannie Flagg
Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men’s judgments of one another. Desiderius Erasmus
Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men’s judgments of one another.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Desiderius Erasmus
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Epictetus
Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Blame is safer than praise. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Blame is safer than praise.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Critics are those who have failed in literature and art. Benjamin Disraeli
Critics are those who have failed in literature and art.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. Benjamin Disraeli
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture; it’s a really stupid thing to want to do. Elvis Costello
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture; it’s a really stupid thing to want to do.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Elvis Costello
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. Joseph Conrad
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Joseph Conrad
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them. Jackie Collins
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Jackie Collins
What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you. Jean Cocteau
What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Jean Cocteau
Unlike other people, our reviewers are powerful because they believe in nothing. Harold Clurman
Unlike other people, our reviewers are powerful because they believe in nothing.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Harold Clurman
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. E. M. Cioran
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.Critics and CriticismQuotations by E. M. Cioran
He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself. Marcus T. Cicero
He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
They condemn what they do not understand. Marcus T. Cicero
They condemn what they do not understand.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read. Charles Churchill
Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.Critics and CriticismQuotations by Charles Churchill