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Taste is, so to speak, the microscope of the judgment.
Taste is, so to speak, the microscope of the judgment.
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine.
Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine.
Everyone carries his own inch-rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
Everyone carries his own inch-rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
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.
It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap read more
It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
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.
