Joseph Addison Quotes about Imperfection
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
'The Spectator' no. 291, 2 February 1712.
The moderns cannot reach their beauties, but can avoid their imperfections.
Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1853). “The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...”, p.195
Joseph Addison (1839). “Essays, Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste”, p.112