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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams

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The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. – Henry Adams

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People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. – Samuel Butler

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Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud. – Maurice Blanchot

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What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense. – Charles Baudelaire

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