"Beauty brings copies of itself into being."

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Source : Elaine Scarry (2013). “On Beauty and Being Just”, p.3, Princeton University Press

Elaine Scarry

“To die, and thus avoid poverty or love, or anything painful, is not the part of a brave man, but rather of a coward; for it is cowardice to avoid trouble, and the suicide does not undergo death because it is honorable, but in order to avoid evil.”
“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader..”
“Actualization of self cannot be sought as a goal in its own right. . . . Rather, it seems to be a by-product of active commitment of one's talents to some cause, outside the self, such as the quest for beauty, truth, or justice.”
“In a drop of rain can be seen the colors of the sun.”
“Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle to understand well into their adulthood. It makes you realize how quickly a situation can shift, how danger really is everywhere. But crises when the occur, do not catch you off guard; you have never believed you lived under a shelter of some essential benevolence. And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement.”
“The greatest danger in any argument is that real issues often clouded by superficial ones, that momentary passions may obscure permanent realities.”
“Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning.”
“The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.”

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