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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to read more

I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

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

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

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.