--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Taste and smell are often the beggars…" description: "\"Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other than wholly personal ones..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/frank-schoonmaker-238128_aesthetic_taste-and-smell-are-often-the-beggars-am_970149.jpg" --- # Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five… ![“Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other than wholly personal ones. Tasting a superlative Moselle wine can be an aesthetic experience no less genuine than hearing a Mozart piano concerto or seeing for the first…” quote by Frank Schoonmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/frank-schoonmaker-238128_aesthetic_taste-and-smell-are-often-the-beggars-am_970149.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/frank-schoonmaker-238128_aesthetic_taste-and-smell-are-often-the-beggars-am_970149.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/frank-schoonmaker-238128_aesthetic_taste-and-smell-are-often-the-beggars-am_970149.jpg) > “Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other than wholly personal ones. Tasting a superlative Moselle wine can be an aesthetic experience no less genuine than hearing a Mozart piano concerto or seeing for the first time an original Breughel painting.” [Frank Schoonmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-schoonmaker/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Taste and smell lack a universal language, making personal experience the sole standard for aesthetic appreciation. **In simple terms:** Taste and smell are personal, lacking universal standards. Key Takeaway Embrace personal sensory experiences. Themes aesthetic personal experience senses subjectivity artistic appreciation Mood reflective introspective Type philosophical descriptive When to use this quote - wine tasting - attending concerts - viewing art - culinary critique Key Concepts sensory perception subjective aesthetics personal standards Questions to Reflect On - How does personal perception shape artistic value? - Can shared language ever capture taste? 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