Beauty Quotes

What is beautiful? These quotes go beyond appearances to explore wonder, aesthetics, and awe.

18919 quotes

"Beauty is the reflection of inner harmony."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
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"The beauty of youth fades, but the beauty of character endures."
Juvenal
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"Beauty is found not in perfection but in authenticity."
Juvenal
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"Beauty in nature reflects the underlying harmony of the universe."
Porphyry
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"The beauty we perceive externally mirrors the beauty we have cultivated internally."
Porphyry
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"Beauty without grace is like a rose without fragrance."
Apuleius
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"Beauty is truth made visible."
Apuleius
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"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but truth is universal."
Apuleius
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"Beauty lies in simplicity."
Martial
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"Beauty is found everywhere."
Martial
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"Beauty fades, but virtue endures forever."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Beauty is found in simplicity and authenticity."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."
Suetonius
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Suetonius
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"Love of beauty is taste; the creation of beauty is art."
Plutarch
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"The beautiful is ever fair, and fair is ever beautiful."
Plutarch
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"A fair exterior is a silent recommendation."
Tacitus
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"Beauty fades, but a noble character is eternal."
Juvenal
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"Nothing's beautiful from every point of view."
Horace
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"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity."
Horace
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"Beauty fades, but wisdom endures forever."
Martial
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"Beauty is in the eye that sees with love."
Martial
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"Beauty without grace is like a hook without bait."
Livy
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"Beauty is a kind of wisdom."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty that serves no purpose beyond itself is perhaps the truest form of beauty."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The beauty of nature is enhanced rather than diminished by its indifference to human concerns."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Beauty exists in the harmony of all things."
Tacitus
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"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in authenticity."
Martial