Beauty Quote by Thorstein Veblen

“The visible imperfections of hand-wrought goods, being honorific, are accounted marks of superiority in point of beauty, or serviceability, or both.” quote by Thorstein Veblen — Download Open image

“The visible imperfections of hand-wrought goods, being honorific, are accounted marks of superiority in point of beauty, or serviceability, or both.”

Thorstein Veblen

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Beauty Errors Goods Hands Imperfection Mark Mistake Superiority Visible

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