“Beauty is a form of Genius–is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in the dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
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These six words need an explanation. I had a quote from Goethe’s Faust in mind (one great poet versus another one, answering Debbie’s Shakespeare) when I compiled these photos and was looking for the standard translation into English. I entered a few keywords in the search mask including the name Faust and English and was rewarded with the above gem of the google translator.
Goethe: Faust I
If ever I to the moment shall say:
Beautiful moment, do not pass away!
Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen:
Verweile doch! du bist so schön!
The rest of the quotation is actually a denial of the perfect moment, or rather the striving for an ever more perfect one – so I’ll just ignore it for the purpose of this post.
Linked to Six Word Saturday.
For A photo a week: beauty.
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