Beauty quotes
2K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside beauty — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"That which is required in order to the attainment of accurate conclusions respecting the essence of the Beautiful is nothing morethan earnest, loving, and unselfish attention to our impressions of it."
"I never can feel certain of any truth, but from a clear perception of its beauty."
"I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do."
"The beauty of stature is the only beauty of men."
"Great authors, when they write about causes, adduce not only those they think are true but also those they do not believe in, provided they have some originality and beauty. They speak truly and usefully enough if they speak ingeniously."
"We call comeliness a mischance in the first respect, which belongs principally to the face."
"The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty."
"Beauty is the true prerogative of women, and so peculiarly their own, that our sex, though naturally requiring another sort of feature, is never in its lustre but when puerile and beardless, confused and mixed with theirs."
"When we fulfill any need of the human body, it gives us pleasure. To breathe gives us much pleasure."
"In the world of highways, a beautiful landscape means: an island of beauty connected by a long line with other islands of beauty."
"In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity."
"Italia! O Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty."
"Fills The air around with beauty."
"I like to think I can keep a pretty level head."
