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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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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. – Henry Adams

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The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them. – G. K. Chesterton

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A mans palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. – Jean Cocteau

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

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