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Joseph Addison on Beauty

1672–1719 England

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4 quotes

Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover,
Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.

Cato, A Tragedy (1713)

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.

The Spectator (1711)

A cheerful temper joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful and wit good-natured.

The Tatler (1711)

Were you with these, my prince, you'd soon forget
The pale, unripened beauties of the north.

Cato, A Tragedy (1713)

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