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