Quote by Samuel Johnson

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise, roused the old to sensibility, and subdued the rigorous to softness

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, an

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This quote suggests that beauty holds a strong influence over individuals, even overpowering their firm resolutions and logical reasoning. It implies that beauty has the ability to awaken emotions in the old and soften the hearts of the strict. In other words, the power of beauty transcends intellectual or practical considerations, affecting people on a deeper, emotional level.

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