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.

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

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 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.

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 enemy of creativeness.

Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

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.

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.