It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise:

I have been forced to conclude from this that we know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

The great critic : must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.