“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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Oscar Wilde812
Irish writer and poet 1854–1900Related quotes
“Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.”
Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)
1870s
Rachel Carson (1907–1964) American marine biologist and conservationist
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”
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist
Source: Walden, or Life in the Woods
Mary Astell (1666–1731) English feminist writer
Reflection upon Marriage, as quoted in Astell: Political Writings, p. 42, by Mary Astell, Editor Patricia Springborg. Editorial Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN 0521428459.
“Things without meaning are the most beautiful ones.”
Elena Ferrante book The Story of a New Name
Source: The Story of a New Name
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