Beauty Quotes

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

18919 quotes

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"Beauty is the bridge between the material and the transcendent."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Beauty fades, but the mark of a beautiful soul is eternal."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Beauty without depth is merely decoration."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Beauty fades, but wisdom only deepens with age."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"Beauty is the language of the divine in creation."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"Rarely do great beauties join with great virtues."
Petrarch
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"Beauty without truth is like a flower without fragrance."
Petrarch
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"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in the authentic expression of one's essence."
Ramalho Ortigão
"Beauty fades, but the mark of a noble character endures eternally."
Torquato Tasso
"Beauty fades, but the imprint it leaves upon the soul remains eternal."
Torquato Tasso
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"Beauty exists not in perfection, but in the authenticity of expression."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A beleza está nos olhos de quem a procura."
Almeida Garrett
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"A beleza verdadeira nasce da alma, não do espelho."
Almeida Garrett
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"Beauty in nature mirrors the beauty we seek within ourselves."
Alexandre Herculano
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"The beauty of a moment lies in its impermanence."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Beauty is fleeting and therefore infinitely precious."
Eça de Queirós
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"Beauty awakens the deepest parts of our consciousness."
Eça de Queirós
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"Beauty exists not in things, but in the light that falls upon them."
Saramago
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"Beauty reveals what truth cannot express."
Saramago
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"Beauty is truth, truth is beauty."
Luís de Camões
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"Beauty exists in diversity and difference."
Luís de Camões
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"Beauty fades, but a noble character becomes more radiant with time."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"True beauty awakens something in the soul that lies dormant in mere attractiveness."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Não há beleza onde não há verdade."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"Beauty exists in the cracks and imperfections of life."
Saramago
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"The pursuit of beauty is the pursuit of truth itself."
Luís de Camões
"Beauty exists not in form alone, but in the harmony of all things."
Torquato Tasso
"Beauty awakens something sacred within the observing soul."
Torquato Tasso
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"Beauty lies not in perfection but in the honest expression of the soul."
Almeida Garrett
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"Beauty is the manifestation of inner truth expressing itself in form."
Almeida Garrett