Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German writer and polymath (1749–1832) Character, Laughter
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay.