Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
-Ambrose Bierce
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
-Ambrose Bierce
Beauty is the illumination of your soul.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.
-Michael Cunningham
"The Hours"
Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.
-George B. Mere
You are a pool of clear water where the light plays.
-Jeanette Winterson
"Written on the Body"
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.
Beauty nourishes the soul as the food feeds the body.
-Patience Strong
What would beauty be if the whole world were blind?
-Marty Rubin
Inner beauty, too, needs occasionally to be told it is beautiful.
-Robert Brault
The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.
-Vik Muniz