Connoisseur – Quotes

The connoisseur might be

The connoisseur might be defined as a laconic art historian, and the art historian as a loquacious connoisseur. Erwin Panofsky

Fragrance for me is

Fragrance for me is never after or only, it’s everything. I am a fragrance connoisseur. Erin Heatherton

If connoisseurship is the art of appreciation, criticism is the art of disclosure… Connoisseurs simply need to appreciate what they encounter. Critics, however, must render these qualities vivid by the artful use of critical disclosure. Elliot W. Eisner

You may choose your

You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In our hurried world

In our hurried world too little value is attached to the part of the connoisseur and dilettante. Edith Wharton

Horsemanship is the one

Horsemanship is the one art for which it seems one needs only practice. However, practice without true principles is nothing other than routine, the fruit of which is a strained and unsure execution, a false diamond which dazzles semi-connoisseurs often more impressed by the accomplishments of the horse than the merit of the horseman. Francois … Read more

I’m not a wine

I’m not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night. Diane Keaton

I feel like really

I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that. David Rees

Speaking of food, English

Speaking of food, English cuisine has received a lot of unfair criticism over the years, but the truth is that it can be a very pleasant surprise to the connoisseur of severely overcooked livestock organs served in lukewarm puddles of congealed grease. England manufactures most of the world’s airline food, as well as all the … Read more

The chief trick to

The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them – especially not from yourself. Instead of turning away in denial when you make a mistake, you should become a connoisseur of your own mistakes, turning them over in your mind as if they were works of art, which in a way they … Read more