Refined Judgment Quotes

A cheap and easy cynicism rails at everything. The master of the art accomplishes the formidable task of discrimination.

Good taste consists first upon fitness.

Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.

Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them.

I think Hong Kong's ballet audience is very sophisticated in the sense that they are able to find the beauty in good performances.

Our taste is too delicate and particular. It says nay to the poet's work, but never yea to his hope.

Expertness of taste is at once the result and reward of constant exercise of thinking.

But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.

There's a really high emphasis on having good taste in my household and having nuanced opinions. We're always critically analyzing stuff.