For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
"Duino Elegies"
Quotations
Beauty
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
-Socrates
Beauty is truth’s smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.
-Rabindranath Tagore
There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.
-Michael Cunningham
"The Hours"
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
-Khalil Gibran
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance.
-John Ruskin
Beauty isn't just a pretty face, a beautiful body or even a cute voice. Beauty arises from your mind, your soul, and most important your personality. But most people don't seem to notice.
-Emily Gabriela Vira
There is no better cosmetic, than the laughter on a woman’s face.
-Estée Lauder
There's nothing more inspiring than the complexity and beauty of the human heart.
-Cynthia Hand
"Hallowed"
Beauty is whatever gives joy.
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
