Good taste is either that which agrees with my taste or that which sub…

Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Good taste is either that which agrees with my taste or that which subjects itself to the rule of reason. From this we can see how useful it is to employ reason in seeking out the laws of taste. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 69, 1799.
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Good taste is either that which agrees with my taste or that which subjects itself to the rule of reason. From this we can see how useful it is to employ reason in seeking out the laws of taste. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 69, 1799.

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