What does this mean?

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There is no excellent beauty

That hath not some strangeness in the proportion

- Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and Moral, “Of Beauty”

Asked by Maria D #921115 on 8/18/2019 4:06 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 8/18/2019 4:36 AM

Answered by Aslan on 8/18/2019 4:36 AM

I think this is essentially saying perfection and beauty do not exist. Beauty is not a definable and is imperfect.