Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Beauty quotes
Beauty
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Coco Chanel
Fashion Designer
"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Novelist
"She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful."
Oscar Wilde
Writer
"It's beauty that captures your attention. personality which captures your heart."
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"What matters is not your outward appearance. . . but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle gracious kind that God delights in."
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"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
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"To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly."
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"The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed."
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"The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life."
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"Spirituality is natural goodness. God is not a person; God is a presence personified in us. Spirituality is not a thing; it is the atmosphere of God's Presence, goodness, truth, and beauty."
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"Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity."
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"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works."
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"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
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"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."
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"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."
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"To love beauty is to see light."
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"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
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"The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years."
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"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well."
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"If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere."
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"Beauty awakens the soul to act."
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"Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love."
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"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."
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"I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."
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