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.

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

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

There is no accounting for taste and no taste for accounting.

There is no accounting for taste and no taste for accounting.

Taste is the feminine of genius.

Taste is the feminine of genius.

Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.

Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

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.

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.

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

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