Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Critics should stick to their convictions.
Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.
The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action.
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people.
Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.
Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.
You never want to sound bitter about critics, because they're entitled to do their job, too, but I place much more trust in a person who I can look in the eye and someone who I know I share some kind of taste with - so my friends, for instance. For me, a critic is unknown and therefore irrelevant.