Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

All who (like him) have writ ill plays before, For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made, To execute the members of their trade.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.

Blame is safer than praise.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.