Quote by David Hume
Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perc

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

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There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the same emotions which it observes in itself, and to find every where those ideas which are most present to it. – David Hume

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Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it. – David Hume

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There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. – Charles Baudelaire

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Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. – Khalil Gibran

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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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