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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

Other quotes by David Hume

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. – David Hume

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design
Author
David Hume
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The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue. – David Hume

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History
Author
David Hume
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Other Quotes from
Beauty
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When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity. – Vladimir Kramnik

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Beauty

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Dont spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. – Denis Waitley

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Beauty

We also maintain – again with perfect truth – that mystery is more than half of beauty, the element of strangeness that stirs the senses through the imagination. – Richard Le Gallienne

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Beauty

The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds – but we still have the power to change our own. – Ally Condie

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Beauty

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Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen. – Epictetus

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Cowardice/Weakness

Common sense is the measure of the possible it is composed of experience and prevision it is calculation applied to life. – Henri Frederic Amiel

Category:
Experience

Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. – Jean Baudrillard

Category:
Mistakes

Every child begins the world again…. – Henry David Thoreau

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Baby or Adoption