Beauty is but the sensible image of the infinite. Like truth and justice, it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law, it is a companion of the soul. (George Bancroft)

Beauty is but the sensible image of the infinite. Like truth and justice, it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law, it is a companion of the soul.

George Bancroft

Related topics

beauty companion image infinite justice law lives moral sensible soul truth virtue

Related quotes

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. View quote
William Penn
The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world. View quote
Edgar Quinet
Golf may be played on Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort. View quote
Stephen Leacock
Loveliest of women! heaven is in thy soul, Beauty and virtue shine forever round thee, Bright'ning each other! thou art all divine! View quote
Joseph Addison
Doth perfect beauty stand in need of praise at all? Nay; no more than law, no more than truth, no more than loving kindness, nor than modesty. View quote
Marcus Aurelius