Quote by William Shenstone

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often dim

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This quote implies that grandeur and beauty are contrasting aspects. In the pursuit of increasing grandeur, one may unintentionally diminish beauty, and vice versa. The quote suggests that while variety is closely related to beauty, simplicity aligns more with grandeur.

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