Rien n'est beau que le vrai; le vrai seul est aimable
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| - | "[[Rien n'est beau que le vrai; le vrai seul est aimable]]" (Nothing is beautiful but the true, only the true is lovable) is a dictum of [[Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux]], see ''[[Épitre IX (Boileau)]]'' | + | "[[Rien n'est beau que le vrai; le vrai seul est aimable]]" ("Nothing is beautiful but the true, the true alone is agreeable") is a dictum of [[Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux]], see ''[[Épitre IX (Boileau)]]'' |
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| + | "Nothing is beautiful but the true, the true alone is agreeable." --''[[The Philosophy of the Enlightenment]]'' by [[Ernst Cassirer]] | ||
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| - | [[Ernst Cassirer]] - 1962 - 366 pages - Snippet view | ||
| - | ... that it does not affect the reader merely by external charm but by the simple clarity of its thought and the economy and careful choice of its means of expression: "Nothing is beautiful but the true, the true alone is agreeable. ... | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[The good and the beautiful]] | *[[The good and the beautiful]] | ||
| + | *[[Rien n'est beau que le laid; le laid seul est aimable]] | ||
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"Rien n'est beau que le vrai; le vrai seul est aimable" ("Nothing is beautiful but the true, the true alone is agreeable") is a dictum of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, see Épitre IX (Boileau)
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"Nothing is beautiful but the true, the true alone is agreeable." --The Philosophy of the Enlightenment by Ernst Cassirer
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