The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to some quickness of resentment and asperity of reply

Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are

A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like

If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to hold out the light of reason, whatever it may discover; and to promulgate the determinations of truth, whatever she shall dictate

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author

A man must serve his time to every trade Save Censure- Critics all are ready made

Criticism is easy, art is difficult

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government