#beauty

"The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less."

"You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think."

"Compassion is all inclusive. Compassion knows no boundaries. Compassion comes with awareness, and awareness breaks all narrow territories."

"There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness."

"I saw someone who so closely resembled you that my heart started beating like a hummingbird's wings, and my mind flew back to where we were when we were we’re."

"The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty."

"Five tender apricots in a blue bowl, a brief and exact promise of things to come."

"The beauty of the stars, moon, and oceans are a reflection of my heart."

"Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty."

"Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom."

"Elegance is a glowing inner peace. Grace is an ability to give as well as to receive and be thankful. Mystery is a hidden laugh always ready to surface! Glamour only radiates if there is a sublime courage & bravery within: glamour is like the moon; it only shines because the sun is there."

"One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them."

"Life is about cherishing memories, getting lost in moments of beauty, and enjoying profound joy and happiness."

"Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes."

"No sooner have you feasted on beauty with your eyes than your mind tells you that beauty is vain and beauty passes"

"When you are able to understand the language of silence, you will be able to see the beauty of the invisible."

"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding."

"It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being."

"My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret."

"Only God may be adored, because only God is unlimited goodness, truth, and beauty, and thus only God deserves unlimited love."