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“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.”
― Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays
― Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays
“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“The only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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