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Beauty9 quotes
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. — David Hume · 1758Exuberance is beauty. — William Blake · 1793Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. — John Ruskin · 1851It 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 · 1776Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty. — Derek Zoolander · 2001Beauty's but skin deep. — John Davies of Hereford · 1616All 9 quotes →Nature of beauty9 quotes
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. — David Hume · 1758Exuberance is beauty. — William Blake · 1793Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. — John Ruskin · 1851It 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 · 1776Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty. — Derek Zoolander · 2001Beauty's but skin deep. — John Davies of Hereford · 1616All 9 quotes →Appearance vs. reality1 quote
She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. — Beauty and the Beast · 1991Beauty of math1 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 · 1776Exuberance1 quote
Exuberance is beauty. — William Blake · 1793Flowers1 quote
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. — John Ruskin · 1851Harmony1 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 · 1776Humor1 quote
I believe that humor is a part of beauty. — Max Beckmann · 1903Lilies1 quote
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. — John Ruskin · 1851Relativism1 quote
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. — David Hume · 1758