A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
James, William
James, William
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Beauty Quotations Click  When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resistAkhenaten Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.Antoninus, Marcus Aelius Aurelius There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.Bacon, Sir Francis Book: Essays All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affectionsCervantes, Miguel de Beautiful women must think about their beauty as capitalists think about their investments or politicians about their majorities; it is all they have to insure their places in the world.Connolly, Cyril There is nothing ugly; I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may; light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautifulConstable, John Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shunDryden, John A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine artsEmerson, Ralph Waldo Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it notEmerson, Ralph Waldo « Previous Page | Next Page » |
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