Beautiful quotes
11.4K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside beautiful — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"I think the point of cinematography, of what we do, is intimacy. Is intent, is the balance between the familiar and the dream, it is being subjective and objective, it is being engaged and yet standing back and noticing something that perhaps other people didn’t notice before, or celebrating something that you feel is beautiful or valid, or true or engaging in some way."
"Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain."
"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard."
"There's something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self."
"And when the fog's over and the stars and the moon come out at night it'll be a beautiful sight."
"One day a hummingbird flew in-- It fluttered against the window til I got it down where I could reach it with an open umbrella-- --When I had it in my hand it was so small I couldn't believe I had it--but I could feel the intense life--so intense and so tiny-- ...You were like the humming bird to me... And I am rather inclined to feel that you and I know the best part of one another without spending much time together-- --It is not that I fear the knowing-- It is that I am at this moment willing to let you be what you are to me--it is beautiful and pure and very intensely alive."
"Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being."
"Resist much, obey little."
"I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell"
"Wood is universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials."
"What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness."
"I think the best analogy for where we are right now is that America is Elvis Presley -- the most beautiful, talented, rebellious nation in the history of Earth. And now, you're in your Vegas years. You've squeezed yourself into a white jumpsuit, you're wheezing your way through 'Love Me Tender' and you might be about to pass away bloated on the toilet. But you're still the King."
"The ideal woman which is in every man's mind is evoked by a word or phrase or the shape of her wrist, her hand. The most beautiful description of a woman is by understatement. Remember, all Tolstoy ever said to describe Anna Karenina was that she was beautiful and could see in the dark like a cat. Every man has a different idea of what's beautiful, and it's best to take the gesture, the shadow of the branch, and let the mind create the tree."
"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful."
"He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music."
"We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it."
"A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then create a beautiful yet tangible solution that is loved by the users and the community at large. We create vessels in which life happens."
"Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat."
"Every time you look in the mirror remember that God created you and that everything He creates is beautiful and good!"
"Knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly."
