Criticism Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Criticism quotes, Criticism sayings, and Criticism proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A good book praises itself.      -- German (on books and writers)
A good spectator also creates.      -- Swiss (on art and creativity)
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.      -- English (on books and writers)
A library is a repository of medicine for the mind.      -- Greek (on books and writers)
A picture is a poem without words.      -- Latin (on art and creativity)
A picture's worth a thousand words.      -- unknown
A thousand artisans, a thousand plans.      -- Chinese (on art and creativity)
All the world's a stage.      -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Even the best song becomes tiresome if heard too often.      -- Korean (on art and creativity)
Even the best writer has to erase.      -- Spanish (on books and writers)
Every age has its book.      -- Arabic (on books and writers)
Every picture tells a story.      -- unknown
Great ideas are the fuel of progress.      -- unknown
Great minds think alike.      -- "Punch" (c.1922)
If you believe everything you read, better not read.      -- Japanese (on books and writers)
Imagination is more important than knowledge.      -- Albert Einstein
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.      -- Charles Caleb Colton (c.1780-1832)
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself but talent instantly recognizes genius.      -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Men willingly believe what they wish.      -- Julius Caesar (c.102-44 BC))
Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.      -- unknown
Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds.      -- George Eliot (1819-1880)
Quality, not quantity.      -- unknown
The sight of books removes sorrows from the heart.      -- Moroccan (on books and writers)