"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it..."See in text(The Preface)
Once again, this goes back to the concept of Art for the sake of Art "L'Art pour L'Art" that exists at the epicenter of the aesthetic movement. Art is not supposed to educate, moralize, judge, or condone. Art is created for the purpose of admiration. If it is meant to educate, then it is no longer meant to be merely admired. It loses its purpose altogether.
"The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. ..."See in text(The Preface)
People can only judge others according to what they can draw from their own lives. Their judgment is a reflection of themselves, and not of the artist.
"When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself..."See in text(The Preface)
Criticism should not count in Art, since there is no rubric to determine what is good, better or best. Whatever critics say should not matter to the artist, whose goal is to create art.
Literally paraphrased, it means that you cannot "read into art" the way you would read into a history or a science book, for example, where there are clear patterns and trends established by facts.
"Kelso ate his chop alone at the club for some time afterwards..."See in text(Chapter III)
This means that while officials were never informed of these allegations, the gentlemen at his club shunned Lord Kelso. The fact that it was merely done "for some time" shows the lack of moral concern given to the crime itself, as opposed to the accompanying scandal.
