Communicate Quote by Joseph Addison

A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections

— Joseph Addison

“The critic's aim should be to interpret the work they are writing about and help readers appreciate it, by defining and analysing those qualities…

— David Cecil

the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

— Agnes Repplier

We properly judge a critic's virtue not by his freedom from error but by the nature of the mistakes he does make, for he…

— Lionel Trilling

A true critic, in the perusal of a book, is like a dog at a feast, whose thoughts and stomach are wholly set upon…

— Jonathan Swift

“A real and admirable writer is the one who can write good books but can take criticisms better.”

— Nicholaa Spencer

“A good critic knows that he or she can be wrong, as does a good writer.”

— Andy Merton

“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

“Critics are important. They give us the reasons, knowingly or unknowingly, not to fall, slumber or deviate from our true purpose . If only…

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

A critic knows more than the author he criticizes, or just as much, or at least somewhat less.

— Henry Edward Manning

The habit of writing clearly soon comes to the writer who is a severe critic to himself.

— Anthony Trollope

Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.

— Oliver Goldsmith