Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Quote by George Jean Nathan

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I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is...

Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is...

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such...

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such...

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.