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
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"The essential property of a beautiful object is to be aware of its own beauty."
Henry James
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"Beauty lies in the imperfections of life."
François Mauriac
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"Innocence is the rarest form of beauty."
François Mauriac
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"Beauty is found in simplicity and authenticity."
François Mauriac
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"The human soul craves beauty as the body craves sustenance."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"The most beautiful things are often hidden from view."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"There is beauty even in the terrible and the strange."
Herman Melville
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"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
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"Beauty is dangerous because it makes us forget ourselves."
François Mauriac
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"Beauty demands nothing of us but attention."
François Mauriac
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"To see her is a Picture, to hear her is a Melody."
Emily Dickinson
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"Her Grace, her Distance, and her Cheer."
Emily Dickinson
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"Her Stature matched the Height of Grace."
Emily Dickinson
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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science."
Henry James
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"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
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"The very essence of the beautiful is that it should be capable of being otherwise."
Henry James
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"Beauty contains a terrible knowledge of its own mortality."
Herman Melville
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"The perception of beauty is a moral test."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"The beautiful is the only thing worth living for."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"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
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"The flower fades, but the scent remains in our memory."
Anatole France
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"The charm of ancient ruin is that it is melancholy."
Anatole France
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"The pursuit of beauty is never frivolous; it touches the divine."
François Mauriac