“Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.”
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Maugham, W. S. (n.d.). Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7769-beauty-is-an-ecstasy-it-is-as-simple/
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Maugham, W. Somerset. “Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7769-beauty-is-an-ecstasy-it-is-as-simple/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Maugham, W. Somerset. “Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7769-beauty-is-an-ecstasy-it-is-as-simple/.