“Criticism is now become mere hangman's work, and meddles only with the faults of authors ; nay, the critic is disgusted less with their absurdities than excellence ; and you cannot displease him more than in leaving him little room for his malice.” LittlesRoomsCriticismFaultsExcellenceMereCriticsLeavingAbsurdityMaliceDisgustedHangmanLeaving Him Book:The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life Source: The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life
“Power broken into a thousand pieces can be hidden and disowned. If no individual or institution possesses the authority to act without of everybody else in the room, then nobody is at fault if anything goes wrong.” IfsIndividualRoomsPiecesBrokenThousandAuthorityInstitutionsFaultsAnything Goes Book:Waiting for the Barbarians Source: Waiting for the Barbarians
“Mother, when your children are irritable, do not make them more so by scolding and fault-finding, but correct their irritability by good nature and mirthfulness. Irritability comes from errors in food, bad air, too little sleep, a necessity for change of scene and surroundings; from confinement in close rooms, and lack of sunshine.” ChildrenLittlesMotherSleepRoomsAirSceneFindingsOur ChildrenErrorsFaultsYour ChildrenSunshineSurroundingsConfinementGood NatureScoldingFault Finding Author:Herbert Spencer
“My wife keeps on telling me my worst fault is that I keep things to myself and appear relaxed. But I am really in a room in my own head and not hearing a thing anyone is saying.” My OwnRoomsWifeWorstFaultsHearingMy WifeRelaxed Author:Tom Hanks