Another Reason to Brush

"Teeth are of the utmost importance, they are a bodyguard, hiding behind the lips’ seductive softness." -Soren Kierkegaard

I found this amusing, and also telling. The problem with the aesthete is that he conceives of all things as relating to his pleasure. Here, the pretty girl's teeth are considered only insofar as they are a barrier to his enjoyment, and not, as in Solomon's view (as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing) as beautiful in themselves and because they belong to her.