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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Taste: a quality possessed by persons without originality or moral courage.

Taste: a quality possessed by persons without originality or moral courage.

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.