"The Vision", stanza 2; The Poetical Works of Thomas Traherne, B.D. (London: Bertram Dobell, 1903) p. 20.
“There, all is order and beauty only,
Splendor, peace, and pleasure.”
Charles Baudelaire book Les Fleurs du mal
Là, tout n’est qu’ordre et beauté,<br>Luxe, calme et volupté. <br class="br">"L'Invitation au Voyage" [Invitation to the Voyage] http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Invitation_au_voyage_%28Les_Fleurs_du_mal%29 <br class="br">Les fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil) (1857)
“Life is beautiful, and this work is even more beautiful than life.”
Kees van Dongen (1877–1968) Dutch painter
Source: Modern Dutch painting: an introduction, Netherlands Information Service, (1960), p. 26
“Among the most beautiful pleasures in life, love knows no rivals.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Tra i piaceri più belli della vita, l'amore non conosce rivali.
Source: prevale.net
“Life is beautiful, just very unfair.”
Alice Hoffman (1952) Novelist, young-adult writer, children's writer
Survival Lessons
Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) Brazilian architect
Source: Quoted in Tracy Metz, "'Form Follows Feminine': Niemeyer, 90, Is Still Going Strong," Architectural Record (December 1997), p. 35.
“Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.”
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) British comic actor and filmmaker
Calvero's answer to Terry's question: "What is there to fight for?" in Limelight (1952)
Context: Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. … The trouble is you won't fight. You've given up. But there's something just as inevitable as death. And that's life. Think of the power of the universe — turning the Earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you — if you'll only have the courage and the will to use it.
