Quote by Albert Camus
Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minu

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time. – Albert Camus

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Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. – Albert Camus

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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium. – Albert Camus

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One of my favorite beauty products is Vincent Longo Water Canvas creamy blush. I have it in every color and Ive been using it for 5 years and thats all I put on when I leave the house. It looks so natural I just put a little bit on my cheeks to give them some color. – Alessandra Ambrosio

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. – David Hume

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After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of Glee, a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of spirit fingers to chase our cares and woes into somebody elses backyard. – James Wolcott

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But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one of the fundamental forces of existence, whose votary I was destined to be for life – namely, Beauty. – Georg Brandes

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