Beauty Quotes

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

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"The beauty of her composure commanded silence"
The Narrator
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"The freshness of her beauty was like a charm"
Pip
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"My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty."
Mrs. Bennet
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"Stupidity and beauty are often wedded"
Ishmael
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"Her beauty was but the reflection of her goodness."
Sydney Carton
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"Forgive me, but I love the beautiful things of this world."
Haydée
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"She is as handsome as any woman I know."
Mr. Bennet
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"Beauty often conceals a wicked nature."
Villefort
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"The whale's whiteness is both beautiful and terrible to behold"
Ishmael
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"Beauty is the promise of happiness."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty without virtue is like a flower without fragrance."
Don Quixote
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"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty demands nothing but appreciation."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty is often the mask that hides a corrupted soul."
Monte Cristo
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"The beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are, but on how happy others can be because of you."
Sancho Panza
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"Beauty without goodness is not attractive to me"
Levin
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"She was beautiful, but her beauty concealed a void within"
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"I have discovered that simplicity holds its own beauty."
Pip
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"I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow."
Mr. Darcy
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"Beauty without grace is a hook without bait."
Don Quixote
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"The human heart has hidden treasures."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty fades but character endures."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"A woman's heart is like the ocean, full of secrets and depths"
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"She spoke with that peculiar vivacity which characterized her manner."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"The beauty of her face was in her eyes."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty fades but character endures."
Don Quixote
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"Beauty and truth are often found in simplicity."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Beauty in a woman's face alone is not enough for happiness."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"Madam, your beauty strikes me as surely as any lance could strike a knight."
Don Quixote