“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes...”
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Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes...”
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“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
― Endymion: A Poetic Romance
― Endymion: A Poetic Romance
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.”
― Emerson's Essays
― Emerson's Essays
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
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