The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility. ✨ Johann Wolfgang v…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1853). Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art, p.76
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