“In writing, as in life, faults are endured without disgust when they are associated with transcendent merit, and may be sometimes recommended to weak judgments by the lustre which they obtain from their union with excellence; but it is the business of those who presume to superintend the taste or morals of mankind to separate delusive combinations, and distinguish that which may be praised from that which can only be excused.” WritingMaySometimesMoralMankindTasteJudgmentWeakUnionsFaultsExcellenceCombinationMeritDisgustingTranscendent Book:The works of Samuel Johnson, with Murphy's essay, ed. by R. Lynam Source: The works of Samuel Johnson, with Murphy's essay, ed. by R. Lynam
“Weak men often from the very principle of their weakness derive a certain susceptibility; delicacy and taste which render them, in those particulars, much superior to men of stronger and more consistent minds, who laugh at them.” MenMindCertainPrinciplesLaughingTasteWeaknessWeakStrongerSuperiorsConsistentDelicacyWeak ManSusceptibility Author:Sir Fulke Greville
“There is a certain standard of grace and beauty which consists in a certain relation between our nature, such as it is, weak or strong, and the thing which pleases us. Whatever is formed according to this standard pleases us, be it house, song, discourse, verse, prose, woman, birds, rivers, trees, room, dress, and so on. Whatever is not made according to this standard displeases those who have good taste.” MadeCertainSongHouseStrongRoomsBeautyGraceTreePleaseTasteStandardsBirdRiversWeakRelationDressesProseVersesDiscourseGood Taste Book:Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works Source: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works
“But one also finds in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to want to bring the strong down to their level, and which reduces men to preferring equality in servitude to inequality in freedom.” MenWantHumansHeartStrongLevelsTasteWeakInequalityHuman HeartServitudeDepraved Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“For tea she went down to see Misses Spink and Forcible. She had three digestive biscuits, a glass of limeade, and a cup of weak tea. The limeade was very interesting. It didn't taste anything like limes. It tasted bright green and vaguely chemical. Coraline liked it enormously. She wished they had it at home. "How are your dear mother and father?" asked Miss Spink. "Missing," said Coraline. "I haven't seen either of them since yesterday. I'm on my own. I think I've probably become a single child family.” ThinkingChildrenSaidHomeMotherThreeFatherMy OwnInterestingMissingHavensTasteWeakGreenDearGlassesYesterdayCupsTeaChemicalsVery InterestingMother And FatherBiscuitsLimesCoralineSingle ChildDear Mother Book:Coraline Source: Coraline