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Ugliness Quotes

Quotes on beauty and ugliness

These ugliness quotes take a philosophical turn, arguing that artistic beauty is really just ugliness held in check rather than its true opposite, tied closely to Appearance.

I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

I have no right to beauty. I had been condemned to masculine ugliness.

Quotes by Renee Vivien

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

Quotes by Ouida

Only ugliness is obscene.

Quotes by Mary Quant

Appearance Quotes

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

Quotes by Daniel Goleman

TV in all its ugliness can be a beautiful thing.

Quotes by Dan Harmon

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these quotes define the relationship between beauty and ugliness?
One argues that what art calls beautiful is really just ugliness held in check, suggesting the two are closely linked rather than opposites.
Is there a quote about personal appearance?
Yes, one speaks about feeling condemned to a "masculine ugliness," touching on Appearance and self-image.
Do any quotes describe an emotional reaction to ugliness?
Yes, one describes seating ugliness on one's knee and quickly growing tired of it, an oddly personified Emotional image.
Is there a blunt or provocative quote here?
Yes, one states simply that only ugliness is obscene, making a sharp moral judgment.
How do these quotes relate ugliness to identity?
A couple frame it as tied to identity, with speakers reflecting on how ugliness has shaped their sense of self.

Others are more personal and raw, admitting to feeling condemned to a certain kind of ugliness, a tension that ties into questions of Identity.