"Throughout the centuries, man has considered himself beautiful. I rather suppose that man only believes in his own beauty out of pride; that he is not really beautiful and he suspects this himself; for why does he look on the face of his fellow-man with such scorn?"

This quote by Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont recommends that guy's belief in his own charm is rooted in pride, instead of an objective fact. He implies that man is not actually lovely, and that this is something he presumes himself. This is evidenced by the fact that man typically searches the face of his fellow male with reject. This quote talks to the concept that man's understanding of beauty is subjective and based on his own pride. It also suggests that male's pride can lead to a lack of gratitude for the beauty of others. This quote is a pointer that charm is subjective and that we ought to aim to value the charm in all people, regardless of our own pride.