A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER.
A beautiful thing charms everybody. One rarely comes across a human being who is not delighted at the sight of beauty. Even there are many animals who have a sense of beauty. They appreciate and enjoy beauty. Beauty is nothing but an abstract concept which manifests itself in a harmonious combination of several qualities. These qualities are shape, proportion, colour and elegance in the human form. There is also beauty in other objects of nature such as the sky, sun, moon, stars, trees, flowers, rivers and mountains. Other animal, objects and sweet sounds can be beautiful too. Beauty not only pleases the sight but it also pleases other physical senses like smell, hearing, touch and taste. Moral and intellectual senses are also delighted by beauty. The charm of a beautiful thing never diminishes. The more one enjoy it the greater his curiousity becomes. A thing of beauty is a permanent source of pleasure.
