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The term “beatitude” has been used in literature to evoke a sense of deep, often transcendent happiness that encompasses both the physical and spiritual realms. In Chekhov’s works, for instance, it appears as a transient, almost fragile expression on a character’s face that can vanish with regret or sorrow ([1], [2], [3]), while in Montaigne’s essays it is depicted as an almost divine quality that illuminates all aspects of virtue ([4], [5]). Authors like Yogananda further develop the concept by linking beatitude with inner spiritual serenity and the renunciation of lower passions ([6], [7], [8]), whereas in the works of Doyle and Dostoyevsky, it marks moments of profound, genuine joy reflected openly in one’s demeanor ([9], [10]). Additionally, its ironic or rhetorical use—as in Dale Carnegie’s counsel on the merits of brevity ([11]) or Shelley’s envisioning of a future free from earthly suffering ([12])—demonstrates the rich versatility and enduring literary appeal of the word.
  1. The tax-collector saw the look of beatitude gradually vanish from his wife's face, saw how ashamed and miserable she was—and he felt a little happier.
    — from The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  2. Not only her face but her whole figure was expressive of beatitude....
    — from The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  3. beatitude or something?
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  4. The felicity and beatitude that glitters in Virtue, shines throughout all her appurtenances and avenues, even to the first entry and utmost limits.
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
  5. ‘Tis the business of the gods, says Aristotle,’ and from which both their beatitude and ours proceed.
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
  6. Here the give-up, the negation of the lower passions, synchronizes with a take-up, the assertion of a beatitude.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  7. Conscientiously engaging in earthly work, they yet remain immersed in an inward beatitude.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  8. Peace, she saith to me, and purity and absolute abandonment- these panaceas expiate all sin and bring you to the beatitude of the Eight Gods.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  9. Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  10. The prince had confessed unreservedly to himself that the feeling of intense beatitude in that crowded moment made the moment worth a lifetime.
    — from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  11. Finally, remember the beatitude: Blessed is the man that maketh short speeches, for he shall be invited to speak again.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
  12. The physical state of man would soon not yield to the beatitude of angels; disease was to be banished; labour lightened of its heaviest burden.
    — from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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