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05-11-2013, 03:20 AM
Aphorism #65 Elevated Taste.

You can train it like the intellect. Fullknowledge whets desire and increases enjoyment. You may know a noble spirit by the elevation of his taste: it must be a great thing that can satisfy a great mind. Big bites for big mouths, lofty things for lofty spirits. Before their judgment the bravest tremble, the most perfect lose confidence. Things of the first importance are few; let appreciation be rare. Taste can be imparted by intercourse: great good luck to associate with the highest taste. But do not affect to be dissatisfied with everything:

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cafolini
05-11-2013, 02:58 PM
Exactly. Good taste does not imply disatisfaction with bad taste. On the contrary. Bad taste is abundant but never entangling of necessity or contagious.