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Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients. – Gustave Courbet

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But the beauty of Einsteins equations, for example, is just as real to anyone whos experienced it as the beauty of music. Weve learned in the 20th century that the equations that work have inner harmony. – Edward Witten

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This is the beauty of the Quran: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Quran asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and Gods creation in general. – Cat Stevens

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Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time. – Marianne Moore

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People dont associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. – Shirley Manson

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