Quote by Charles Baudelaire
To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism sh

To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be partial, passionate and political, that is to say, written from an exclusive point of view, but a point of view that opens up the widest horizons. – Charles Baudelaire

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I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. – Charles Baudelaire

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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally goodness is always the product of some art. – Charles Baudelaire

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The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion. – Walter Benjamin

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Never criticize a man until youve walked a mile in his moccasins. – American Indian Proverb

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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies. – Proverb

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Those who have free seats at a play hiss first. – Chinese Proverb

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