Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

Taste is, so to speak, the microscope of the judgment.

Taste is, so to speak, the microscope of the judgment.

Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.

Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.

Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.