“But I fear, my lot being cast in Scotland, that beauty would not be content.”
— Anne Boyd
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Beauty, n: the power by which a
“Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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We live in a state with a
“We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.”
— Roy Barnes
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The love of beauty in its multiple
“The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.”
— Alexis Carrel
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Beauty for some provides escape, who gain
“Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.”
— Langston Hughes
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How goodness heightens beauty!
“How goodness heightens beauty!”
— Milan Kundera
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When I was young my Father used
“When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of truth and of beauty and I believe that Alfred Nobel must have felt much the same when he gave these prizes for literature and the sciences.”
— Frederick Sanger
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Beauty is our weapon against nature; by
“Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.”
— Camille Paglia
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There is no cosmetic for beauty like
“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”
— Maria Mitchell
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As an inspiration to the author, I
“As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.”
— Carl Van Vechten
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Alas! how little does the memory of
“Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!”
— Henry David Thoreau
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