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Jean-Luc Godard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceSource:"Defence and Illustration of Classical Construction," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris, 15 September 1952)

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“Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion.”
— Jean-Luc Godard
VerifiedSource:"Defence and Illustration of Classical Construction," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris, 15 September 1952) · evidenceBeauty

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Godard, J. (n.d.). Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7737-beauty-is-composed-of-an-eternal-invariable-element/

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Godard, Jean-Luc. “Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7737-beauty-is-composed-of-an-eternal-invariable-element/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Godard, Jean-Luc. “Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7737-beauty-is-composed-of-an-eternal-invariable-element/.

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