"One forgives the critic - perhaps - but……" — James Payn
"One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend."
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26 Quotes by James Payn
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A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of…
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I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on…
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I…
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And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
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A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed…
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As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake…
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For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
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In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.
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For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in…
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How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to…
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It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and…
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Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.
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More Critic Quotes
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I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what…
— Jean-Michel Basquiat
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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
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The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism…
— Walter Benjamin
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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
— Ambrose Bierce
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I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its…
— Theodore Bikel
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A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically…
— Jim Bishop
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Be a doer and not a critic.
— Tony Blair
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I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of…
— Mary J. Blige
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Now everyone is a critic.
— Christina Aguilera
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I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what…
— Michael Caine
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A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic.
— Tony Campolo
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Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of…
— Raymond Chandler
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