Provençal expression

Es pas bèu ce qu'es bèu, es bèu ce qu'agrado

Character

Literal translation

beautiful is not what is beautiful, beautiful is what pleases

Meaning

beauty is not what is beautiful, but what pleases

Explanation

What's beautiful isn't what's beautiful, what's beautiful is what pleases. The formula sets aside objective beauty in favor of each person's own taste.

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