"Beauty is its own excuse for being."
2006-11-06 13:18:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are many such phrases. Ars artias gratis...art for the sake of art, or art for art's sake.
In this case, when something is beautiful, it does not need to serve any purpose. It does not have to have any function, other than simply being beautiful. That it is beautiful answers any questions to its reason for being.
2006-11-06 13:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That verse is Proverbs 8:11. comparable verses are additionally latest in Proverbs 3:15 and interest 28:18. on a similar time as those chapters may be the terrific places to start up, Proverbs talks heavily with reference to the cost of expertise, even from its first financial ruin. expertise is greater helpful than something with the aid of fact it brings approximately all issues good, justice, riches, peace, and so on. Wealth with out expertise does little good with the aid of fact a wealthy fool is probably to lose his money.
2016-10-03 08:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is intrinsic value in beauty. A beautiful thing has value for expressing a quality of eye-pleasingness, requiring no other reason for value.
2006-11-06 13:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by apaganguy_public 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that beauty doesn't have to serve a function higher than aesthetics. It means, basically, that beautiful things can exist merely to be beautiful.
2006-11-06 13:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by N 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Beauty needs no reason it just is
2006-11-06 13:29:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means your beauty is the cause of your existence, without it you are nothing. I thought money was in this world at least.
2006-11-06 13:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your partial Emerson quote is in the wrong section of Answers.
2006-11-06 13:21:56 · answer #7 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know, but it's definitely not something from the bible. Why is this question in the religions and spirituality forum. This should be under wordsmith or something.
2006-11-06 13:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by Butterfly Princess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You missed the philosophy section?
2006-11-06 13:21:25 · answer #9 · answered by 4thwatch 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means "I'm stoned and need some Dorito's"
2006-11-06 13:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋