Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a real profit to him who has to labour for it. Truth - you die in the pursuit, and the sea beats the beach as it did a thousand years ago. The stolid are alone happy.
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"Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a real profit to him who has to labour for it. Truth - you die in the pursuit, and the sea beats the beach as it did a thousand years ago. The stolid are alone happy." — Richard Jefferies #happinessjoy
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Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a real profit to him who has to labour for it. Truth - you die in the pursuit, and the sea beats the beach as it did a thousand years ago. The stolid are alone happy. — Richard Jefferies
About Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies was a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1848–1887).
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Who said "Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortu…"?
This quote is attributed to Richard Jefferies, a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
When did Richard Jefferies live?
Richard Jefferies lived from 1848 – 1887.
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