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- A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to… — Joseph Addison
- A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections — Joseph Addison
- The man who is praised by others is regarded as worthy though he may be really void of all merit. But the… — Chanakya
- For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may… — James Boswell
- Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge -… — Kwame Nkrumah
- We can never grasp the extent of our depravity until we recognize the excellencies of our created dignity — Matt Chandler
- The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel… — Rene Descartes
- Again, the glory of one attribute is more seen in one work than in another: in some things there is more of… — Thomas Boston
- I have an unshakable belief that mankind's higher nature is on the whole still dormant. The greatest souls reveal excellencies of mind… — Helen Keller
- Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we… — Adam Clarke
- Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well; the chiefest part of which is… — John Dryden
- Minute and elaborately finished pictures never strongly impress the mind, and are but mere curiosities to gratify persons insensible to higher excellencies. — Samuel Prout