~ A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded ~
~ Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well; the chiefest part of which is to observe those excellencies which delight a reasonable reader ~
~ Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck. ~
~ Never criticize your spouse's faults; if it weren't for them, your mate might have found someone better than you ~
~ What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism. ~
~ Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~
~ Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. ~
~ One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself ~
~ Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing ~
~ Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. ~
~ Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. ~
~ Don't pay any attention to the critics-don't even ignore them. ~