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The way I look at criticism is that the person being critical must have seen something in me of which to be critical. It's my job to examine myself to see whether that criticism is a legitimate one and to what degree it is accurate. In most cases, I've found that there's at least a seed of truth to what's being said. For the same reason, I try never to offer unsolicited criticism of another. If they ask for it and I'm actually in a place to be a reasonable judge, or if it's part of my job to offer it, sure, I'll give what I believe to be a fair and reasonable assessment. Otherwise, it's not really my place.
"Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his act.
. . .
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment"
Gilda
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