Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, Hoya Productions, 1973.

Another quote about Beauty

Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace!

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Beauty is skin deep Looks are deceiving Beauty Appearance vs. reality
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Juliet Capulet

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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 2.

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Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth-but they inherit very small plots, about six feet by three.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert A. Heinlein
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Time Enough for Love
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Heinlein, Robert A. "The Tale of the Twins Who Weren't." Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

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What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face.

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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1882 1880s 19th century
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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 261.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Joyous Science, translated by R. Kevin Hill. Penguin Classics, 2019, bk. 3, no. 261.