Quote by Aldous Huxley

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder an

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This quote suggests that beauty can have a powerful and negative influence on both the person possessing it and the person observing it. It compares beauty to wine, which is known to intoxicate individuals. Just like how wine can impair judgment and induce a state of intoxication, beauty has the potential to cloud the senses and distort one's perception of reality. It implies that beauty may be seductive but can also be detrimental, causing a loss of rational thinking and potentially leading to undesirable consequences.

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