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Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something or someone in a sometimes negative, sometimes intelligible, (or articulate) way.

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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
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A Room of One’s Own
Orientalism
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Quotes Tagged “Criticism”

Criss Jami
“ The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot. ”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy
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W. Somerset Maugham
“ People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. ”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage
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