la critique est aisée mais l'art est difficile

French

Alternative forms

• la critique est aisée, mais l’art est difficile
• la critique est facile mais l’art est difficile

Etymology

Literally, “criticism is easy, but art is difficult”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la kʁi.tik ɛ.t‿ɛ.ze mɛ l‿aʁ ɛ di.fi.sil/ ~ /la kʁi.tik ɛ.t‿e.ze mɛ l‿aʁ ɛ di.fi.sil/

Proverb

la critique est aisée mais l’art est difficile

1. it's easy to criticize; those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it

See also

• don't knock it till you've tried it