There is no specific standard to measure beauty. So, if a person sees a beautiful thing it is not necessary that it is found beautiful by other too. They might have different opinions, as every person has his own ideas and approach.

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  • This phrase originated a very long time ago from different writers and authors. They used to explain different situations and everyone took different meaning and idea from it. Some people thought of certain characters and scenes to be ugly but others thought of them as beautiful and influencing.
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I found the new garden landscape very beautiful and my gardener told me that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder':

beauty is in the eye of the beholderIndividuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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زیبایی در نگاه بیننده است

حسن دیکھنے والے کی آنکھ میں پوشیدہ ہوتا ہے

美在旁觀者的眼中

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