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Albert Camus

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.

Albert Camus

Beauty

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Beauty can be so overwhelming that it makes us feel a deep sadness because it shows us a perfect moment that we wish could last forever. This brief experience hints at something timeless and infinite, making the contrast with our limited life even more painful.

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