Beauty Quotes

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

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"Beauty speaks to the soul without words."
Martial
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"Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting on the wall."
Pliny the Elder
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"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion."
Pliny the Elder
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"Beauty fades, but wisdom endures."
Pliny the Younger
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"The essence of beauty lies in its imperfection."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty fades, but infamy is eternal."
Suetonius
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"Beauty in art arises not from perfection, but from the struggle toward it."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The beauty of truth is that it needs no embellishment."
Martial
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"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Martial
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"In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves."
Pliny the Elder
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"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."
Pliny the Elder
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"The beauty of a moment lies in its fleeting nature."
Livy
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"The beauty of truth is its simplicity."
Livy
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Suetonius
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"Nothing's beautiful from every point of view."
Horace
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"Beauty without virtue is like a flower without fragrance."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty fades, but history endures."
Tacitus
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"The pursuit of beauty elevates the soul beyond material concerns."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Beauty fades, but wisdom endures forever."
Pliny the Elder
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"To create beauty, one must first see it within."
Pliny the Elder
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"Beauty will save the world."
Cato the Younger
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"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Livy
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"Beauty is not what we see but what we feel."
Livy
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"The beauty of truth is that it needs no ornament"
Cato the Elder
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"Beauty without virtue is a curse."
Horace
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"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."
Horace
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"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Pliny the Younger
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"Beauty fades, but legacy endures."
Diocletian
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"Beauty is found not only in appearance, but in goodness of character."
Constantine I
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"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Constantine I