Beauty

“I want to popularize gymnastics—it’s the sport closest to the arts that we have.”

“舒服、好看、表达，衣服对我来说就是这样的。”

“Not mixed, but shining through each other, like blood through natural skin.”

“If a pebble or an egg can be enjoyed for the sake of its shape only, it is one step towards a true appreciation of sculpture.”

“Les éloges de mon physique me servirent à comprendre qu'il fallait le combattre.”

“يا أبناء بلادي... إن تربية الشعور بالجمال تخلق في نفس المرء حتماً حبّ النظام. وإن الفنون هي الأسس الجبارة التي تقوم عليها الأمم، وتُشاد الحضارة، وتُعِدّ النفوس للعمل الكبير.”

“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.”

“Life is a beautiful adventure and a miracle.”

“One can create architecture simply by pursuing light.”

“I find the nude female body the most beautiful in the world.”

“They gave me the opportunity to have one of the most beautiful experiences of my life, which I will never forget.”

“being sensible of the necessity of attending to nature as the fountainhead of all perfection”

“I have always wanted to paint it [Hampstead Heath] since & you ladies in black and white dresses among the bushes…”

“All these beautiful lives are the reason I write.”

““The beauty of being a little bit individual, not copying what was happening overseas.””

“Para conocer la utilidad, el arte, el mérito, la gracia y la beldad de la poesía no es menester ser poeta.”

“Искусство в Москве сверкало как бриллиант, а в Тамбове блестело как стеклышко.”

“He who knows beauty loves God who created living beings, put life into them and embellished them with beauty.”