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Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind t

Summary

This quote suggests that familiarity can have contrasting effects on beauty and ugliness. When we become familiar with something beautiful, such as a person or an object, its impact or allure may diminish over time. However, familiarity can be kind to ugliness, meaning that by becoming accustomed to something considered ugly, it may become more familiar and less offensive or displeasing. In this sense, there is a cruel side to familiarity when it comes to beauty, as it can dull its charm, while being kind in accepting and normalizing what is not conventionally attractive or pleasant.

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