"Beauty too rich for use, for earth..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.
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“If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her, she would infect to the north star!”
“Why, what should be the fear?I do not set my life at a pin's fee.”
“As I hopeFor quiet days, fair issue, and long life,With such love as 'tis now, the murkiest den,The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestionOur worser genius can, shall never meltMine honour into lust, to take awayThe edge of that day's celebration,When I shall think or Phoebus' steeds are founder'dOr Night kept chain'd below.”
More on Beauty
“A woman does not want the truth; what is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to woman than the truth - her great art is the lie, her highest concern is mere appearance and beauty.”
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
“One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a really beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her; and the rule applies to Niagara Falls, to majestic mountains, and to mosques-especially to mosques.”
More on Perfection
“To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand well.”
“To speak in literature with the perfect rectitude and insouciance of the movements of animals and the unimpeachable of the sentiment of trees in the woods and grass by the roadside is the flawless triumph of art.”
“No man is charming all of the time. Even Cary Grant is on record saying he wished he could be Cary Grant.”