For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing, not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever. It has to do with one's character, personality, upbringing and so on. Gong Li appearancebeautycharacter share on social
In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry. Christopher Wren beautycommendableconfusion share on social
By being an athlete, I have uncovered so many other ways to express my beauty. Being a strong, fearless woman makes me feel beautiful. I love the way I look and feel when I am two hours into my training and my skin is glistening with sweat and my clothes are drenched because I have given it all I've got. Laila Ali athletebeautifulbeauty share on social
Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break. Sara Teasdale beautybitternessbreak Change image and share on social
Oh who can tell the range of joy or set the bounds of beauty? Sara Teasdale beautyboundjoy Change image and share on social
To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth. Nawal El Saadawi beautycreativehonest Change image and share on social
I've never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the beauty of looks and figure, which I cannot claim to have, there's just a particular kind of ordinary-Joe quality that a film star needs to have. Stephen Fry actorbeautyclaim share on social
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. Pablo Neruda beautybookdeep share on social
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. Jane Austen acquisitionbeautycradle Change image and share on social
The rainforest has an intense beauty that at times seems almost suffocating. The jungle is one twig short of impenetrable, and the greenery seems to crowd in on you with a sensation that has been described as akin to snow blindness. Mark Barrowcliffe akinbeautyblindness share on social