“Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.”
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
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“Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.”
1870s
Source: The Sense of Wonder (1965)
Context: Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
“A taste for the beautiful is most cultivated out of doors”
Source: Walden, or Life in the Woods
Reflection upon Marriage, as quoted in Astell: Political Writings, p. 42, by Mary Astell, Editor Patricia Springborg. Editorial Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN 0521428459.
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