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
Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; follow the straight line, thou shalt see the curved line ever follow thee.
-William Maccall
True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally completed the incomplete.
-Okakura Kakuzō
"The Book of Tea"
Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.
-Yukio Mishima
"Forbidden Colors"
Beauty soaks reality as water fills a rag.
-Chet Raymo
"Honey from Stone: A Naturalist's Search for God"
Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.
-Charles Baudelaire
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
-Confucius
You are beautiful. Know this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply lying. You are beautiful.
-Steve Maraboli
You are a pool of clear water where the light plays.
-Jeanette Winterson
"Written on the Body"
When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.
-Drew Barrymore