Beauty Quotes
What is beautiful? These quotes go beyond appearances to explore wonder, aesthetics, and awe.
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"If we were not foolish we should wish to be beautiful."Henry James
"The essential property of a beautiful object is to be aware of its own beauty."Henry James
"Beauty lies in the imperfections of life."François Mauriac
"Innocence is the rarest form of beauty."François Mauriac
"Beauty is found in simplicity and authenticity."François Mauriac
"The human soul craves beauty as the body craves sustenance."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The most beautiful things are often hidden from view."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"There is beauty even in the terrible and the strange."Herman Melville
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."Anatole France
"Beauty is suffering made bearable."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Beauty exists in proportion to our ability to suffer."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Beauty is dangerous because it makes us forget ourselves."François Mauriac
"Beauty demands nothing of us but attention."François Mauriac
"To see her is a Picture, to hear her is a Melody."Emily Dickinson
"Her Grace, her Distance, and her Cheer."Emily Dickinson
"Her Stature matched the Height of Grace."Emily Dickinson
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science."Henry James
"To do something noble and beautiful and to leave the world a bit better, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul."Henry James
"The very essence of the beautiful is that it should be capable of being otherwise."Henry James
"Beauty contains a terrible knowledge of its own mortality."Herman Melville
"The perception of beauty is a moral test."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The beautiful is the only thing worth living for."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"There is a radiance about deformity which no physical beauty can rival."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Beauty is a temporary refuge from the ugliness of existence."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Beauty deceives us into believing life has value."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Beauty lies in simplicity."Romain Rolland
"Beauty surrounds those who see it."Romain Rolland
"The flower fades, but the scent remains in our memory."Anatole France
"The charm of ancient ruin is that it is melancholy."Anatole France
"The pursuit of beauty is never frivolous; it touches the divine."François Mauriac