“The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.” KindArtPaintingTasteSakeContraryDisregard Author:Walter J. Phillips
“When a man has his heart in the right place and good taste, he can not only do well in politics but is even predetermined for it. If someone is modest and does not yearn for power, he is certainly not ill-equipped to engage in politics; on the contrary, he belongs there. What is needed in politics is not the ability to lie but rather the sensibility to know when, where, how and to whom to say things.” IfsKnowsMenWellsHeartDoeLyingAbilityNeededTasteIllContrarySensibilityModestCan NotRight PlaceGood TastePredetermined Author:Vaclav Havel
“The influence of friendship upon culture differs from that of love, in that it assumes the basic idiosyncrasies of personal taste to be unalterable. Love, in spite of all rational knowledge to the contrary, is always in the mood of believing in miracles.” BelieveCultureInfluenceTasteMiracleAssumingContraryMoodRationalSpiteIdiosyncrasiesPersonal Taste Author:John Cowper Powys
“Our self-love is mortified, when we think our opinions, and even our tastes, customs, and dresses, either arraigned or condemned;as, on the contrary, it is tickled and flattered by approbation.” ThinkingSelfLove IsOpinionSelf LoveTasteDressesContraryCustomsEgotismFlattered Book:Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son Source: Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son