Beauty is truth, truth beauty, –that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know

John Keats
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Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know is a famous quote by William Blake. Blake believed that the purpose of art was to make people feel good about themselves and to make them aware of their true, inner selves. In this way, art can help people get in touch with the beauty of their own lives.

Source: The Complete Poems

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