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> [“Desire for beauty will endure and undermine the desire for truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/desire-for-beauty-will-endure-and-undermine-the-desire-for-truth/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

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## More by Richard O. Prum

> [“When beauty happens, pleasure happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/when-beauty-happens-pleasure-happens/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

> [“In a Fisherian world, animals are slaves to evolutionary fashion, evolving extravagant and arbitrary displays and tastes that are all "meaningless"; they do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/in-a-fisherian-world-animals-are-slaves-to-evolutionary-fashion/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

> [“Desire for beauty will endure and undermine the desire for truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/desire-for-beauty-will-endure-and-undermine-the-desire-for-truth/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

> [“Females are frightened by aggressive male displays they actually prefer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/females-are-frightened-by-aggressive-male-displays-they-actually/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

> [“Sexual autonomy is evolution engine of beauty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-prum/sexual-autonomy-is-evolution-engine-of-beauty/)

[Richard O. Prum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-prum/)

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