Quotes on Beauty

"Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like a perfume of a rose; you can smell it and that is all"
-William Somerset Maugham

"The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder"
-Virginia Woolf

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The first question i ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do i think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason"
-John Cage



"The beauty of life, is that you don't have to be modernly beautiful to live it"
-C.S. Lewis

"Perfect, sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops,lakes, and diamonds"
-Henry David Thoreau, Journal


"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
- Buckminster Fuller

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
-Eleanor Roosevelt
"It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it"

-Voltaire



“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”
-Confucius quotes (China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”
-Sophia Loren quotes (Italian film Actress, b.1934)

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
-Ashley Smith quotes

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart"
~ Kahlil Gibran~

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart"
~Hellen Keller ~

"Beauty should be found in one's work and its execution, not through external appearance"
~Unknown ~