Quotes About Beauty

Adam's wife, his first. Beware of her. Her beauty's one boast is her dangerous hair. When Lilith winds it tight around young men She doesn't soon let go of them again.

Willst du die Blüte des frühen, die Früchte des späteren Jahres, Willst du, was reizt und entzückt, Willst du, was sättigt und nährt, Willst du den Hummel, die erde mit Einem Namen begreifen, Nenn' ich, Sakuntala, dich, und dann ist alles gesagt.

Aus "Zueignung" Ich kenne dich, ich kenne deine Schwächen, Ich weiß, was Gutes in dir lebt und glimmt! – So sagte sie, ich hör sie ewig sprechen – Empfange hier, was ich dir lang bestimmt; Dem Glücklichen kann es an nichts gebrechen, Der dies Geschenk mit stiller Seele nimmt: Aus Morgenduft gewebt und Sonnenklarheit, Der Dichtung Schleier aus der Hand der Wahrheit.

Alas! You have shattered the beautiful world with a brazen fist; It falls, it is scattered - By a demigod destroyed. We are trailing the ruins into the void and wailing over a beauty undone and ended. Earth's mighty son, more splendid rebuild it, you that are strong, build it again within! And begin a new life, a new way, lucid and gay, and play new songs.

Solch ein Gewimmel möcht ich sehn auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen: Verweile doch du bist so schön!...

Kas spindi – t? akimirka paglemžia, / O tikras menas pasilieka amžiams.

Isteže vieme, že na svete je dos? tvárí, ktoré príroda vytvorila bez dlhého uvažovania, nepoužila nijaké jemné nástroje, ako pilníky, dlátka, nebožiec, ale tesala iba nahrubo; zahnala sa sekerou a bol z toho nos, zahnala sa druhý, vznikli pery, ve?kým vrtákom vylúpla o?i, ni? neohob?ovala, a len vystr?ila na boží svet so slovami: Ži si!

Of style or beauty of expression he would need to take no account, for the value of a book lies in its truth and its actuality rather than in its wording.

Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

nights and days came and passed and summer and winter and the sun and the wind and the rain. and it was good to be a little island a part of the world and a world of its own all surrounded by the bright blue sea.

It is the simplest things in life that hold the most wonder; the color of the sea, the sand between your toes, the laughter of a child.

Wonder shows in the light of our eyes. Without it, they become dull and old.

This world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.

Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.

I've seen enough now, to know that beautiful things don't always stay that way.

A falling leaf in autumn allows you to see, the beauty of releasing things that do not serve you anymore.

We SEE things OUTSIDE of ourselves but we are practically BLIND to the Beauty and Power from WITHIN.

Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.

Look for the Sunlight through the Clouds.

All the beauty in the earth bears the fingerprint of the master creator.

How thankful I am, how thankful we all must be, for the women in our lives. God bless them. May His great love distill upon them and crown them with luster and beauty, grace and faith.

Put on thy beautiful garments, O daughters of Zion. Live up to the great and magnificent inheritance which the Lord God, your Father in Heaven, has provided for you. Rise above the dust of the world. Know that you are daughters of God, children with a divine birthright. Walk in the sun with your heads high, knowing that you are loved and honored, that you are a part of his kingdom, and that there is for you a great work to be done which cannot be left to others.

Beauty is more a danger than intelligence or wit. One becomes a living mirror for the inadequacies of others.

The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.