Elegance (n.) is worth revealing in a proof only as analogies; its stupid pursuit is a main cause of mathematicians' self-misunderstanding.
Elegance (n.) is not what we are trying for: a limited definition matters precisely because it could be given.
Elegance (n.) in Chinese is feng-liu, the flowing of wind.
Elegance (n.) should be regarded as the plaything of boys, and not as the shackles of men.
A Highbrow (n.) is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
A Highbrow (n.) has found something more interesting than women.
Highbrow (n.) talks fluently about something neither of you understand, and makes you feel it's your fault.
A Highbrow (n.) is someone with plenty of knowledge but not enough wisdom to conceal it.