Critics Quote by Joseph Addison Download Open image “A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections” — Joseph Addison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Critics Imperfection Inspiration Inspirational Ought
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader. — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
“There is almost no human action or decision that cannot be made to look flawed and less sensible in the misleading light of hindsight.… — Sidney Dekker Copy Share Image
Nobody should take criticism personally, after all, haven't we already admitted to being imperfect? — Libby Kissling Copy Share Image
The hope in literature is that we are allowed to be imperfect, to write of our imperfection, without being overly critiqued for being unlikeable. — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
“Imperfectionists are perfectionists in a unique way. Instead of expecting perfect results, the imperfectionist expects perfect progress and consistency.” — Stephen Guise Copy Share Image
The perfect critic is one ... that sees with the eyes of posterity. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their… — Disney PIXAR Copy Share Image
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
Imperfections are important.Just as mistakes are. You only get to be good by learning from mistakes, and you get to be real by being… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Imperfections are important, and so are mistakes. You get to be good by learning from your mistakes & you get to be real by… — Bilal Zahoor Copy Share Image
Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Every wife ought to answer for her man. If the husband be engaged in a seditious club, or drinks mysterious healths, or be frugal… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
There is nothing touches our imagination so much as a beautiful woman in a plain dress. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Female Virtues are of a Domestick turn. The Family is the proper Province for Private Women to Shine in. If they must be showing… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
As addictions go, reading is among the cleanest, easiest to feed, happiest. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
There is no society or conversation to be kept up in the world without good-nature, or something which must bear its appearance and supply… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
When love once pleads admission to our hearts, In spite of all the virtue we can boast, The woman that deliberates is lost. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Many actions calculated to procure fame are not conducive to ultimate happiness. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
T is liberty crowns Britannia's Isle, And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The moral perfections of the Deity, the more attentively, we consider, the more perfectly still shall we know them. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The worst advice? 'Don't listen to the critics.' I think that you really ought to listen to the critics, because sometimes they're telling you… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Critics are biased, and so are readers. (Indeed, a critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.) But… — Whitney Balliett Copy Share Image
I reject criticism because the last thing I wanted was to sit there and look at people talking. I think people are conditioned to… — Matt Tyrnauer Copy Share Image
Popular culture as a whole is popular, but in today's fragmented market it's a jostle of competing unpopular popular cultures. As the critic Stanley… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. — John Waters Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I`m focusing on are my own policy… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The Yippies, their lifestyle is different from mine. But I consider Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman inspired critics of the kind of society that… — David Dellinger Copy Share Image
This one goes out to all my critics: don't you feel stupid? Look how I did it. Look how it came to pass when… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
There's a lot of stuff I want to do, just things that I want to explore that don't involve show business. I'm going to… — Charlie Sheen Copy Share Image
Nearly all the writing of our time is likely to disappear in a hundred years. Certainly most readers - and nearly all critics -… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
David Rockefeller is the most conspicuous representative today of the ruling class, a multinational fraternity of men who shape the global economy and manage… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
