“Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no genius, would be, not to write at all.” WritingWould BeLiteratureGeniusTasteProofGood Taste Author:Madame de Stael
“The vices of man, as full of horror as one might suppose them to be, contain the proof (if in nothing else but their infinitely expandable nature) of his taste for the infinite; only, it is a taste that often takes a wrong turn.” IfsMenMightTurnsTasteHorrorInfiniteVicesProofInfinityWrong Turn Author:Charles Baudelaire
“What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? It exists because it behooves rational human beings to provide reasons for their actions and assessments. Even if aesthetics are not the mathematics of beauty, they are the proof of the calculation.” IfsHumansReasonUseActionHuman BeingsBeautyTeachProduceTasteAppreciateMathematicsProofRationalAestheticsCalculationsAssessmentGood Taste Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The indifference of children towards meat is one proof that the taste for meat is unnatural; their preference is for vegetable foods...Beware of changing this natural taste and making children flesh-eaters, if not for their health's sake, for the sake of their character; for how can one explain away the fact that great meat-eaters are usually fiercer and more cruel than other men; this has been recognised at all times and in all places.” IfsMenChildrenHas BeensCharacterFactsNaturalTasteSakeProofFleshAll TimeIndifferenceMeatVegetablesPreferenceUnnatural Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“The more obscure our tastes, the greater the proof of our genius.” GreaterGeniusTasteProofObscure Book:Revolution Source: Revolution