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

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

Bad taste is a species of bad morals.

Bad taste is a species of bad morals.

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

Good taste is the first refuge of the non-creative. It is the last-ditch stand of the artist.

Good taste is the first refuge of the non-creative. It is the last-ditch stand of the artist.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

One man's poison Ivy is another man's spinach.

One man's poison Ivy is another man's spinach.

have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

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

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