Beauty is our weapon against nature, by it we make...

Quote by Camille Paglia about nature, beauty, limits, objects

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Beauty is our weapon against nature, by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.

Camille Paglia
Quote by Camille Paglia about nature, beauty, limits, objects.
Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia 1947, american author

Life period: 1947
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