Exuberance is Beauty
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vitality and excess are essential components of true beauty.
- In plain terms
- Beauty is found in energy and overflowing spirit.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace vitality and excess as part of beauty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you value restraint or excess in beauty?
- Where do you see exuberance in nature?
Another view
Some cultures value restraint over exuberance as beauty.
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