There
are two modes of criticism. One which crushes to
earth without mercy all the humble buds of Phantasy,
all the plants that, though green and fruitful, are
also a prey to insects or have suffered by drought.
It weeds well the garden, and cannot believe the
weed in its native soil may be a pretty, graceful
plant. There is another mode which enters into the
natural history of every thing that breathes and
lives, which believes no impulse to be entirely in
vain, which scrutinizes circumstances, motive and
object before it condemns, and believes there is a
beauty in natural form, if its law and purpose be
understood.
-- Margaret Fuller
1810-1850, American
Writer, Lecturer
The
author himself is the best judge of his own
performance; none has so deeply meditated on the
subject; none is so sincerely interested in the
event.
-- Edward Gibbon
1737-1794, British
Historian
Strike
the dog dead, it's but a critic!
-- Johann Wolfgang
Von Goethe
1749-1832, German
Poet, Dramatist, Novelist
The
person of analytic or critical intellect finds
something ridiculous in everything. The person of
synthetic or constructive intellect, in almost
nothing.
-- Johann Wolfgang
Von Goethe
1749-1832, German
Poet, Dramatist, Novelist
