Beauty Quotes

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

18919 quotes

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"Beauty consists in a certain harmony and proportion."
Berkeley, George
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"Beauty is more easily defined by examples than by precept."
Berkeley, George
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"Beauty is the perception of harmony."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Beauty exists in simplicity."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Beauty is the flower of virtue."
Kant, Immanuel
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"Beauty is purposiveness without purpose."
Kant, Immanuel
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"Beauty results from the understanding of necessity."
Spinoza, Baruch
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"Beauty without goodness is like a rose without fragrance."
Maimonides
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"Beauty is the reflection of divine order."
Maimonides
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"Beauty is no quality in things themselves; it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
Hume, David
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"Beauty is in the mind's perception of harmony."
Berkeley, George
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"Beauty arises from harmony and proportion."
Berkeley, George
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"Beauty is the perception of order and proportion."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Beauty is but the shadow of divine truth."
Locke, John
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"Real beauty lies in the purity of the heart."
Al-Ghazali
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"Beauty is the harmony of all the parts."
Avicenna
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"The soul recognizes beauty instantly."
Avicenna
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"To love beauty is to honor the Creator's craftsmanship."
Maimonides
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"Perfection consists in a kind of clarity and distinctness."
Leibniz, Gottfried
L
"Beauty exists in harmony and proportion."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Beauty nourishes the spirit and elevates consciousness."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them."
Hume, David
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"Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
Hume, David
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"Generosity is the ornament of the brave; prudence is the ornament of beauty."
Descartes, René
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"Order is the foundation of beauty."
Descartes, René
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"Beauty resides in harmony, not in superficial appearance."
Al-Ghazali
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"Beauty fades, but a beautiful character endures."
Al-Ghazali
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"Beauty exists not in the object, but in the mind that perceives it."
Avicenna
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"A beautiful life is not one without struggles, but one lived with purpose."
Maimonides
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"Beauty is order perceived by the intelligent observer."
Maimonides