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Quote by Charlie Chaplin
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be ex

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose. – Charlie Chaplin

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I dont believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career. – Charlie Chaplin

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A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. – Charlie Chaplin

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For all of natures wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable. – Liam Neeson

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There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. – Joseph Addison

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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. – Socrates

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Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But its also the only gift that does not keep on giving. – Paulina Porizkova

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