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A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in consequence of this detection, be presumes to place himself on a level with genius.

A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in consequence of this detection, be presumes to place himself on a level with genius.

Walter Savage Landor
Genius, Levels, Faults
Walter Savage Landor (1853). “The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].”, p.162

Fame often rests at first upon something accidental, and often, too, is swept away, or for a time removed; but neither genius nor glory, is conferred at once, nor do they glimmer and fall, like drops in a grotto, at a shout.

Walter Savage Landor
Fall, Genius, Firsts
Walter Savage Landor (1856). “Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor”, p.43

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