Good taste Quote by Francois Fenelon Download Open image “Good taste rejects excessive nicety.” — Francois Fenelon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Good taste Niceties Rejects Taste
Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
[Good taste] is a nineteenth-century concept. And good taste has never really been defined. The effort of projecting 'good taste' is so studied that… — Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Copy Share Image
Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be nice; you have to be good. We are attracted by nice people; but only on the assumption that… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
One of the keys to our present definition of good taste is that it is better to be kind than to be 'correct.' There… — Millicent Fenwick Copy Share Image
Judges of elegance and taste consider themselves as benefactors to the human race, whilst they are really only the interrupters of their pleasure ...… — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
There's this whole assumption that girls like bad boys, but I have to disagree; I think 'nice' will go a long way. — Brooke Burke Copy Share Image
There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones. — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things; it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views that we… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
“If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond,… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Let me follow in Thy footsteps, O Jesus ! I would imitate Thee, but cannot without the aid of Thy grace! O humble and… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Our piety must be weak and imperfect if it do not conquer our fear of death. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste. — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
Fashion is here to help make people look very important. If they have good taste and choose what suits them, I give them options… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no genius, would be, not… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
The male gay community seems to be very into female singers. I think it could be the songs we sing. They're more open with… — Liza Minnelli Copy Share Image
Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste. — Joe Orton Copy Share Image
Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye. — Letitia Baldrige Copy Share Image
Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money. — Christian Dior Copy Share Image
My grandmother used to babysit us when I was younger, and would always play old-school music. It gets to me. Grandma had some good… — Virgil Green Copy Share Image
My family brainwashed me, like I'm brainwashing my children. They brainwashed me with good taste. — Madlib Copy Share Image
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