Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Critic

A kindly critic is one who helps you at an awkward pass over the style.Punch.

Critics are like brushers of other men’s clothes.

Critics are men who have failed in literature and art.Benjamin Disraeli.

Criticism is easy, art is difficult.French.

He who is busy criticising the faults of his friends has no friendship in his heart.Sri Lankan.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.Benjamin Disraeli.