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1、OfBeautyByFrancisBaconVirtueislikearichstone,bestplainset;andsurelyvirtueisbest,inabodythatiscomely,thoughnotofdelicatefeatures;andthathathratherdignityofpresence,thanbeautyofaspect.Neitherisitalmostseen,thatverybeautifulpersonsareotherwiseofgreatvirtue;asifnaturewereratherbusy,nottoerr,thaninlab
2、ortoproduceexcellency.Andthereforetheyproveaccomplished,butnotofgreatspitit;andstudyratherbehavior,thanvirtue.Butthisholdsnotalways;forAugustusCaesar,TitusVespasianus,PhilipleBelleofFrance,EdwardtheFourthofEngland,AlcibiadesofAthensIsmaeltheSophyofPersia,wereallhighandgreatspirits;andyetthemostbe
3、autifulmenoftheirtimes.Inbeauty,thatoffavor,ismorethanthatofcolor;andthatofdecentandgraciousmotion,morethanthatoffavor.Thatisthebestpartofbeauty,whichapicturecannotexpress;no,northefirstsightofthelife.Thereisnoexcellentbeauty,thatbathnotsomestrangenessintheproportion.AmancannottellwhetherApelles,
4、orAlbertDurer,werethemorettifler,whereoftheone,wouldmakeapersonagebygeometricaproportions;theother,bytakingthebestpartsoutofdiversfaces,tomakeoneexcellent.Suchpersonages,Ithink,wouldpleasenobod,butthepainterthatmadethem.NotbutIthinkapaintermaymakeabetterfacethaneverwas;buthemustdoitbyakindoffelic
5、ity(asamusicianthatmakethanexcellentairinmusic),andnotbyrule.Amanshallseefaces,thatifyouexaminethempartbypart,youshallfindneveragood;andyetaltogetherdowell.Ifitbetuuethattheprincipalpartofbeautyisindecentmotion,certainlyitisnomarvel,thoughpersonsinyearsseemmanytimesmoreamiable;pulchrorumautumnusp
6、ulcher;fornoyouthcanbecomelybutbypardon,andconsideringtheyouth,astomakeupthecomeliness.Beautyisassummerfruits,whichareeasytocorrupt,andcannotlast;andforthemostpartitmakesadissoluteyouth,andanagealittleoutofcountenance;butyetcertainlyagain,ifitlightwell,itmakethvirtueshine,andvicesblush.论美-----弗兰西
7、斯培根美德如宝石，它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更美丽。同样，一个华丽外表而有内在美德者是令人敬仰的。外表美丽的人，未必也具有内在的美。因为造物主似乎是吝啬的，他给了此就不再予彼。所以许多容颜俊秀的人往往过于追求外在美丽而忽略了内心的美。但这也并非绝对，因为奥古斯都凯撒、菲斯帕斯、法兰西的乐菲利普王、英格兰的爱德华四世、雅典的阿尔西巴底斯、波斯的伊斯梅尔等既是大丈夫，又是美男子。美不在颜色艳丽而在面目端正，又不尽在面目端正而在举止文雅合度
