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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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No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. – Henry Adams

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No taste is so acquired as that for someone elses quality of mind. – Cyril Connolly

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