925 private quotes tagged beauty

“The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.” — Katherine Anne Porter

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“First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture.” — Gustav Stickley

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“My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.” — Hedy Lamarr

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“Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.” — Dante Alighieri

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“Beauty awakens the soul to act.” — Dante Alighieri

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“Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.” — Cindy Margolis

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“The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.” — Alexis Carrel

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“Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.” — Munshi Premchand

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“Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.” — Goldwin Smith

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“The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level.” — Vladimir Kramnik

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“Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.” — Douglas Horton

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“Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more.” — Eva Herzigova

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“Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” — Maria Mitchell

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“Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.” — David Byrne

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“The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.” — Salvador Dali

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“There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.” — Loretta Young

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“As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.” — Idina Menzel

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“What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?” — Sarah Bernhardt

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“Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.” — Arne Jacobsen

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“I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.” — Zoe Saldana

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“Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.” — Phyllis Diller

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“I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.” — Brigitte Bardot

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“Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.” — Matthew Fox

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“I have a real passion for many aspects of home lifestyle and beauty.” — Rachel Roy

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