I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. Jack London acreaddbeauty Change image and share on social
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. Charles Baudelaire beautyhabitualhappiness Change image and share on social
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. Hannah Arendt beautifulbeautyisolate Change image and share on social
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. Ambrose Bierce beautycharmhusband Change image and share on social
The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings. A. J. Liebling beautyblackbonus share on social
It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have - I guess you'd call them beauty contests - where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens or curtains with only their feet showing. Lisa See beautycallchina share on social
There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about life's sores the better. Oscar Wilde beautycolourjoy Change image and share on social
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. Gustave Courbet acquireartistbeauty Change image and share on social
The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. Charles Baudelaire artistbeautycry Change image and share on social
Once a bustling logging town, Sandpoint has embraced its natural beauty to become an amazing resort town drawing people near and far to enjoy its beauty and recreational possibilities. It's truly a small town with a huge backyard. Nate Holland amazebackyardbeauty share on social