Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorBeauty is a great recommendation in human commerce, and there is no one so barbarous or rude that does not feel hurt by its sweetness.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorOur desire despises and abandons what we have in order to chase after what we do not have.
Montesquieu
View AuthorHere a husband who loves his wife is a man who does not have enough merit to be loved by another.
Montesquieu
View AuthorWhen death has equalized fortunes, funerals should not differentiate them.
Montesquieu
View AuthorWhen societies are born, the leaders of a State are the ones who give it its special character. Later, this special character is what shapes the heads of state.
Montesquieu
View AuthorLuxury is always in proportion to the disparity of fortunes.
Alfred de Musset
View AuthorA beautiful face has more power to compel and accomplish than an armed man.
Alfred de Musset
View AuthorOnly the beautiful is true, nothing is true without beauty.
José Ortega y Gasset
View AuthorThe beauty that attracts rarely coincides with the beauty that captivates.
José Ortega y Gasset
View AuthorEvery existing thing is a virgin that must be loved to become fruitful.
José Ortega y Gasset
View AuthorIt is harmful that we get used to recognizing as examples of healthy beauty some classical works, which may be objectively very valuable, but do not cause delight.
Ovid
View AuthorYou do not desire what you do not know.