The goal of all principled people is to recognize truth. Simple or complex thoughts and feelings standing alone rarely express any universal truths. Thoughts and feelings combine to create profound truths and compose extravagant falsities. Truth making exposes certain falsehoods, and lies shed light upon irrefutable truths. Art reveals the pageantry of nature along with the unmitigated grotesqueness that accompanies an earthly life. The search for truth begins with an intellectual journey into darkness whereas the search for beauty requires an imaginative act trussed with the classical beauty of Apollonian lightness. Aesthetic appreciation represents the perfect reconciliation of the sensual and rational parts of humankinds animalistic nature. Similar to aesthetic experience contemplation of beauty without imposition of a worldly agenda love depends upon human sensory-emotional values, a judgement of values and sentiments.

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  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime
  • Love — Quotes exploring romantic love, compassion, and human connection
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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