Quote by Jennifer Donnelly

Had you but seen it, I promise you, your high-minded principles would have melted like candle wax. Never would you have wished such beauty away.

Had you but seen it, I promise you, your high-minded princip

Summary

This quote portrays the transformative power of firsthand experience and the potential to challenge one's deeply held beliefs. It suggests that if the person had actually witnessed something of incredible beauty, their idealistic principles would have been overwhelmed by the sheer allure of it. The quote implies that encountering such unparalleled beauty would make it impossible for them to resist or deny its value, forcing them to question and reconsider their previous perspectives and preferences.

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Beauty Excess Grandeur Paris French Revolution Class Struggle Louis Xiv Wastefulness

By Jennifer Donnelly

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