Quote by Boris Pasternak: “The one thing you can't do is take credit for beauty.”

This quote suggests that true beauty, whether in nature or art, possesses an inherent quality that transcends individual creation or ownership. It implies a humility in appreciating beauty, acknowledging its universal and perhaps divine origin rather than attributing it solely to human effort or ego.

Pasternak, a poet himself, often reflected on the source of artistic inspiration and the humility required in its creation, amidst a totalitarian regime that sought to control all forms of creative expression.

Russian poet and novelist who is best known internationally for his novel Doctor Zhivago, which was banned in the Soviet Union and published abroad in 1957. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 but was forced to decline it under Soviet pressure. His poetry is considered among the finest in the Russian language.