Quotes about Beauty

There is a special beauty in the life view of people who we call mentally retarded. They see things simply and there is beauty in that simplicity. The Lord gives everyone gifts. They are a gift to us because they remind us of how beautiful the world could be if everyone believed that others told the truth and acted upon those beliefs.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors; but today we kneel only to Truth, follow only Beauty, and obey only Love.

The spirit of love and good art have equal beauty

Yes, today, more than ever before, how can I make my vision clearer and my contribution more valuable as I receive today's massive beauty, wonder and joy in my life?

Our true beauty is defined by our soul; our appearance is just a camouflage we use to hide our true beauty, our true identity...

A Prayer:
May the clarity of my vision and the value of my contribution be ever more worthy of the massive beauty, wonder and joy I receive every day.

A BLESSING
May the light of your soul guide youMay the light of your soul bless the work you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those who work with you and to those who see and receive your work.May your work never weary you.May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement.May you be present in what you do.May you never become lost in the bland absences,May the day never burden.May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises.May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.May your soul calm, console and renew you.

             
She walks in Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life."

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

When we stop holding onto the ugly, beauty appears -- and when we stop holding onto lies, truth appears.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

May we each have daily, ever-increasing awareness to see the daily, ever-increasing beauty in our lives.

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show.

If you have this extraordinary thing going in your life, then it is everything; then you become the teacher, the disciple, the neighbour, the beauty of the cloud -- you are all that, and that is love.

Together, let us watch in wonder the magic of the morning sun shining through a green leaf.

May we remember to measure beauty and joy in our lives by brilliance and not by size or length of time -- many times, great beauty and joy are found in very small things and in very brief moments. 

If you approach the world's complexities, both its glories and its horrors, with an attitude of humble curiosity, acknowledging that however deeply you have seen, you have only just scratched the surface, you will find worlds within worlds, beauties you could not heretofore imagine, and your own mundane preoccupations will shrink to proper size.

Truth is to be found in ugliness as well as beauty, in feeling as well as thought, and in sadness as well as happiness. (Vienna Art Exhibition)

The message of the world's greatest philosophy books can be summarized in this one sentence: Any beauty in life you may miss is a dark shadow compared to the overflowing beauty yours to experience every moment of every day.

The experience of bliss will give you an insight into the very phenomenon of beauty. Not only does it make you beautiful, it suddenly transforms the whole world. The whole world becomes beautiful because the world reflects you, it is a mirror.

Within us is an all embracing light overflowing with love from God that illuminates a divine path mysterious and beautiful. If we acknowledge that light we create a new humanity of divine unity and everlasting bliss.

In a heart-centered life -- acquiring more things, more status and more recognition lose significance, while beauty as given, wonder as given, wisdom as given and laughter as given greatly gain significance.

Everyday beauty is Spectacular Beauty and everyday love is a Treasure Beyond Words -- and even more so because they are so easy to overlook.

You see, I am not at all certain that I'd ever witnessed love.  Before you and him.  It's rare enough, you know.  Certainly I'd never felt it - or even mistaken it - for myself.  Even the thought of happiness terrifies me.  Fragile as a blown rose.  Why would anyone choose happiness over the long-enduring qualities of fear and pain?  I've often wondered if fear and pain would die, too, if I'd only let them.  If I would stop caring for them, fussing over them.

The joy of service is the single most consistent beauty of life.

We are gardeners of spirit , if we plant and nurture happiness we will create a heaven on earth where all may walk in peace and beauty.

God invented silence to fill the space when beauty, wonder and love go beyond words.

The world is truly beautiful solely in the eyes of a true philosopher.

Every moment, we choose between seeing the beauty in front of us, as it is, or going inside our minds to dwell on a desire we do not yet have.   Isn't life better when we sometimes just see the beauty in front of us, as it is?