How can you explain "Beauty is a joy forever"?

Question

I mean both exterior and interior beauty...Thank You

Answer 1

Hm. If I were to explain it, I would refer to the person who coined the phrase. In this case, that would be Keats in the poem Endymion:

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

He goes on to explain that not only do the many sources of beauty around us refresh themselves, but also they leave an indelible mark on our souls.

A remembered pleasure seems all the more sweet than even the direct experience can ever be... like wine the years have purified beauty's essence to warm us not just for a night, but forever more.

I like that. So much poetic spirit in there it's slopping over even to me. ( :

Answer 2

I think it means that once you experience beauty, you keep it inside yourself, as a memory and part of who you are. That way you can feel the joy of beauty whenever you need it.