Who said “Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.”?

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Ouida. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourcePrincess Napraxine (1884)

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Ouida (n.d.). Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12581-familiarity-is-a-magician-that-is-cruel-to/

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Ouida. “Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12581-familiarity-is-a-magician-that-is-cruel-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Ouida. “Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12581-familiarity-is-a-magician-that-is-cruel-to/.