Beauty Quotes

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

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"She possessed a radiant vitality that inspired all around her."
Mary Shelley
"The pursuit of beauty elevates the human spirit."
Émile Zola
"Beauty arrests time momentarily."
Émile Zola
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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
John Keats
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"I think we may class the chief of the blessings as the perception of beauty"
John Keats
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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious"
John Keats
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"I have loved the principle of beauty in all things"
John Keats
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"If you can introduce any beauties in their stead it will be well"
John Keats
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"Beauty overcomes us like a fine piece of sculpture"
John Keats
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"I believe in the perfect beauty of this world."
Charles Dickens
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"A man must not concern himself overmuch with the way he looks, for his character will speak louder."
Honoré de Balzac
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"In every beautiful thing lies an element of tragedy."
Honoré de Balzac
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"Beauty fades, but intelligence endures."
Honoré de Balzac
"The sweetest thing that ever grew beside a human door."
William Wordsworth
"Beauty is momentary in the mind, but memories of beauty are permanent."
William Wordsworth
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."
William Wordsworth
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"Open your eyes and see beauty in everything."
Victor Hugo
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"Beauty is truth, and truth beauty."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The beauty in sorrow teaches us true compassion."
Mary Shelley
"Beauty exists even in the darkest places."
Mary Shelley
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"Beauty fades, but character becomes more radiant with age."
Alexandre Dumas
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"The pursuit of beauty is the pursuit of truth."
Alexandre Dumas
"Charm is something that cannot be taught or explained."
Gustave Flaubert
"One must always have something beautiful to look at, or else one will lose the capacity for love."
Gustave Flaubert
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"The most beautiful thing one can experience is the mysterious."
Honoré de Balzac
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"The beautiful is in the eye of the beholder, but truth is universal."
Honoré de Balzac
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"The beauty of a face tells the story of a life well-lived."
Honoré de Balzac
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"Beauty fades, but character endures forever."
Honoré de Balzac
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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness."
John Keats