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is a true critic who dwells upon the excellencies rather than imperfections, and communicates to the world such things as are worth their observation.

A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. 'The Spectator' no. 291, 2 February 1712.

is he who can translate his impression of beautiful things into another manner or a new material.

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. Oscar Wilde

is, in America, like American universities. They both have dull and half-dead faculties.

American critics are like American universities. They both have dull and half-dead faculties. Edward Albee

is incapable of writing books himself, and therefore contents himself with condemning those of others.

incapable of writing books himself, and therefore contents himself with condemning those of others.

is like a horse-flie which hinder the horses in their plowing of the soil. The horse works, all its muscles drawn tight like the strings on a double-bass, and a fly settles on his flanks and tickles and buzzes. And what does the fly buzz about' It scarcely knows itself... simply because it is restless and wants to proclaim: 'Look, I too am living on the earth. See, I can buzz, too, buzz about anything'.

Critics are like horse-flies which hinder the horses in their plowing of the soil. The horse works, all its muscles drawn tight like the strings on a double-bass, and a fly settles on his flanks and tickles and buzzes. And what does the fly buzz about' It scarcely knows itself... simply because it is restless and wants to proclaim: 'Look, I too am living on the earth. See, I can buzz, too, buzz about anything.' Anton Chekhov

is like the insect which stings not from malice but because they want to live. They desire blood not pain.

Insects sting, not from malice, but because they want to live. It is the same with critics... they desire our blood not our pain. Friedrich Nietzsche

is needed because good artist have such a distinctive style that they cannot see the beauty in, nor appreciate, another artist's work.

He explains that critics are needed because artist are individually motivated. A good artist, Wilde explicates, has such a distinctive style that hecannot see the beauty in, nor appreciate, another artist's work. Wilde cites the example of Percy Shelley, who, 'with his dislike of actuality was deaf to Wordsworth's message' (Critic 44). (hancock, brian).

is one involved not in prognosis, but in diagnosis... not therapeutics, but pathology.

my business is not prognosis, but diagnosis. I am not engaged in therapeutics, but in pathology.

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