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David Hume1 quote
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. — David Hume · 1758Derek Zoolander1 quote
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty. — Derek Zoolander · 2001Eugene Delacroix1 quote
The beautiful implies a combination of many different qualities. Strength alone, without elegance, etc., is not beauty. In a single word, the broadest definition would be harmony. — Eugene Delacroix · 1854John Davies of Hereford1 quote
Beauty's but skin deep. — John Davies of Hereford · 1616John Ruskin1 quote
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. — John Ruskin · 1851Joshua Reynolds1 quote
It is the very same taste which relishes a demonstration in geometry, that is pleased with the resemblance of a picture to an original, and touched with the harmony of music. — Joshua Reynolds · 1776Max Beckmann1 quote
I believe that humor is a part of beauty. — Max Beckmann · 1903William Blake1 quote
Exuberance is beauty. — William Blake · 1793