Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Beauty suggests that the human soul can align with nature, offering faith that goodness prevails.
- In plain terms
- Beauty shows that our soul can fit with nature, suggesting good things win.
- What can you take from it?
- Find faith in goodness through beauty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does beauty influence your faith in good?
- Is nature inherently good or just beautiful?
Another view
Beauty does not guarantee good outcomes in reality, only a sense of possibility.
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Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable: what it is or what it means can never be said.
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