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We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.

W. Somerset Maugham
Beauty, Beautiful, Novelty
W. Somerset Maugham (1954). “Mr. Maugham Himself”
We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.