"A true critic ought to dwell rather upon……" — Joseph Addison
"A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections"
—
Joseph Addison
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
324 Quotes by Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison has 324 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
-
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
-
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
-
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
-
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had…
-
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
-
Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable…
-
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism…
-
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
-
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
-
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret…
-
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
See all 324 quotes by Joseph Addison »
More Critic Quotes
This quote is filed under Critic Quotes,
one of 477 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
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
-
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
-
The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism…
— Walter Benjamin
-
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
— Ambrose Bierce
-
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its…
— Theodore Bikel
-
A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically…
— Jim Bishop
-
Be a doer and not a critic.
— Tony Blair
-
I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of…
— Mary J. Blige
-
Now everyone is a critic.
— Christina Aguilera
-
I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what…
— Michael Caine
-
A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic.
— Tony Campolo
-
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of…
— Raymond Chandler
See all 477 Critic Quotes »