Beauty Quotes
What is beautiful? These quotes go beyond appearances to explore wonder, aesthetics, and awe.
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"True elegance lies in the economy of expression."Stéphane Mallarmé
"Beauty is the revelation of necessity in form."Stéphane Mallarmé
"Beauty demands that we see the sacred in the ordinary."Stéphane Mallarmé
"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in the flaws that make us human."Paul Verlaine
"Beauty fades, but a kind heart endures forever."Molière
"True beauty lies beneath the surface, in the essence of being."Molière
"Beauty will be convulsive or it will not be at all."Arthur Rimbaud
"The most beautiful words are often born from the deepest pain."Arthur Rimbaud
"What appears broken may be more beautiful than it was before."Arthur Rimbaud
"The beautiful things of this world are not by themselves what we believe them to be."Gérard de Nerval
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."Gérard de Nerval
"Beauty is the promise of happiness."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"True beauty lies in simplicity and elegance."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"Beauty is found in nature and art."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"I love beauty; it is the only thing worth loving"Théophile Gautier
"Nothing is truly beautiful except what is useless"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is the only thing worth proving to infinity"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is the shadow of God in the world"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is the power that awakens the soul"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is not about symmetry, it is about balance"Théophile Gautier
"Beauty is truth; truth is beauty."Guy de Maupassant
"Beauty lies not in the face, but in the soul."Guy de Maupassant
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but love is in the heart of the beloved."Guy de Maupassant
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Sensuality is the loftiest form of spirituality."Charles Baudelaire
"I experience an ecstasy when gazing upon a beautiful object."Charles Baudelaire
"Beauty exists not in perfection but in authenticity."Charles Baudelaire
"The soul thirsts for beauty as the body thirsts for water."Paul Verlaine