Quotes about Critique

I am persuaded that a coldly-thought-out and independent verdict upon a fashion in clothes, or manners, or literature, or politics, or religion, or any other matter that is projected into the field of our notice and interest, is a most rare thing -- if it has indeed ever existed.

The Mormon Bible is rather stupid and tiresome to read, but there is nothing vicious in its teachings. Its code of morals is unobjectionable- -it is smouched [Milton] from the New Testament and no credit given.

Never ask people about your work.

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.

He liked the works of his friends, which is beautiful as loyalty but can be disastrous as judgment.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Satire exists for the purpose of killing the social being [for the sake of] the true individual, the real human being.

It is our American habit if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory to add another story or wing.

A funny little literary article in the hand is worth at least three Critiques of Pure Reason in the bush.

History is bunk.

I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish.

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.