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Quote by Samuel Johnson
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be ex

It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. – Samuel Johnson

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The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. – Northrop Frye

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. – Oliver Platt

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To love beauty is to see light. – Victor Hugo

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