The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably