Looking for beauty quotes about the amazing life that is all around us, all day long, that we tend to overlook?
For many, beauty has a very narrow definition. They look at the physical beauty of others, or that which is overtly beautiful to most, as a whole.
This is only one, very narrow, definition of beauty though, and one that we should all consider expanding on, if we have not already done so.
Learning to appreciate this beauty can improve the quality of our lives, as we are able to look deeper and more meaningfully at people and things in our lives.
Below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and magical beauty quotes, collected from a variety of sources over the years. Enjoy!
Inspiring beauty quotes to help you see it
1.) “I find beauty in unusual things, like hanging your head out the window or sitting on a fire escape.” –Scarlett Johansson
2.) “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
3.) “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.” – Audrey Hepburn
4.) “As if you were on fire from within. The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”– Pablo Neruda
5.) “Beauty is the illumination of your soul.”- John O’Donohue
6.) “Of life’s two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer’s hand.” – Khalil Gibran
7.) Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.
– Markus Zusak, I am the Messenger
8.) “Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”- Kate Angell
9.) “What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.” – Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
10.) “Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference: beauty demands to be noticed; it speaks to us directly like the voice of an intimate friend. If there are people who are indifferent to beauty, then it is surely because they do not perceive it.” – Roger Scruton, Beauty
11.) “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata
12.) “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” – Dorothy Parker
13.) “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
14.) “Just because you’re beautiful and perfect, it’s made you conceited.” – William Goldman, The Princess Bride
15.) “There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” – Edgar Allan Poe
16.) “Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” – Franz Kafka
17.) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness.
– John Keats, Endymion
18.) “Where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which, no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral.” – John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga
Inspiring Beauty Quotes About Life and Nature
19.) “It’s [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.”- Cameron Diaz
20.) “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”– Sophia Loren
21.) “Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” – Martin Buxbaum
22.) “The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.”- Francis Quarles
23.) “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly lies to the bone. Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own! Create and cultivate Inner Beauty that never fades away but grows and matures with Time!” – Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
24.) “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
25.) “The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” – Audrey Hepburn
26.) “What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?” – Jess C. Scott
27.) “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It is about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and most importantly a beautiful soul.” – Anonymous
Inspiring Beauty Quotes and Sayings About Self Love
28.) “We see the beauty within and cannot say no.” – Dave Eggers
29.) “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”- Audrey Hepburn
30.) “Our hearts are drunk with a beauty our eyes could never see.”- George W. Russell
31.) “Do all the good you can and create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on the outside. It is inner beauty which matters most.”- Dr. Anil Kumar Sinha
32.) “Inner beauty, too, needs occasionally to be told it is beautiful.”- Robert Brault
33.) “Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face.”- Dolores Del Rio
34.) “You are not born with beauty, your beauty is created by who you are. Your inner beauty is more important than how people see you on the outside.”- Emily Coussons
35.) “Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.”- Mandy Hale
36.) “Some of us teach ourselves and our children to love the superficial outer; our looks, hair, skin, clothes rather than the greater beauty that resides within whereas it is that inner beauty that really defines you and who you truly are.”- Rassool Jibraeel Snyman
37.) “Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.”- Priscilla Presley
38.) “Inner beauty radiates from within, and there’s nothing more beautiful than when a woman feels beautiful on the inside.”- Erin Heatherton
Inspirational Quotes About Beauty in the world
39.) “Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside – to have a big heart and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.”– Ellen DeGeneres
40.) “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” – 1 Peter 3:3-4
41.) “That’s the thing about inner beauty: Unlike Physical beauty, which grabs the spotlight for itself, inner beauty shines on everyone, catching them, holding then in its embrace, making them more beautiful, too.”– Unknown
42.) “Judge nothing by the appearance. The more beautiful the serpent, the more fatal its sting.” – William Scott Downey, Proverbs
43.) “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” – Miss Piggy, The Muppets
44.) “Beauty is certainly a soft, smooth, slippery thing, and therefore of a nature which easily slips in and permeates our souls.” – Plato, Lysis
45.) “Beauty is but a lease from nature.” – Edward Counsel, Maxims
46.) “Natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror.” – Pamela Anderson
47.) “Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye.” – William Shakespeare, Love’s Labours Lost, Act 2, Scene 1
Inspiring Beauty Quotes About Appearance
48.) “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran
49.) “That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.” – Ninon de L’Enclos
50.) “Beauty is truth’s smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.” – Rabindranath Tagore
51.) “Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” – Martin Buxbaum
52.) “In every man’s heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.” – Christopher Morley
Inspiring Beauty Quotes About Love
53.) “Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.” – Simone Weil
54.) “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God’s handwriting – a wayside sacrament.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
55.) “Beauty and folly are generally companions.” – Baltasar Gracian
56.) “Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty.” – George Eliot
57.) Do I love you because you’re beautiful,
Or are you beautiful because I love you?
– Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Cinderella
58.) “Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
Inspirational Quotes About Beauty in Life
59.) “Beauty is the shadow of God on the universe.” – Gabriela Mistral, Desolacíon
60.) “You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul’s own doing.” – Marie Stopes
61.) “Beauty – in projection and perceiving – is 99.9 percent attitude.” – Grey Livingston
62.) “I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?” – Jean Kerr, The Snake Has All the Lines
63.) “Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.” – Rosalind Russell
64.) “Beauty isn’t worth thinking about; what’s important is your mind. You don’t want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head.” – Garrison Keillor
65.) “Beauty? To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its meaning comes from nor where it leads to.” – Pablo Picasso
66.) “We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.” – Kahlil Gibran
67.) “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
68.) “No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.” – Oscar Wilde
Beauty quotes to appreciate life
69.) “Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” – Zoe Kravitz
70.) “Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” – Louie Schwartzberg
71.) “A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” – John Keats
72.) “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
73.) “Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.”- Kiesza
74.) “Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.” – John Ray
75.) “Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.” – Jenn Proske
76.) “If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
77.) “Real beauty is to be true to oneself.” – Laetitia Casta
78.) “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
79.) “The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”― Louisa May Alcott
80.) “The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.”― P.C. Cast
Beauty quotes to inspire positivity
81.) “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
82.) “There’s nothing more inspiring than the complexity and beauty of the human heart.” – Cynthia Hand
83.) “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.” – Mandy Hale
84.) “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
85.) “Beauty is strangely various. There is the beauty of light and joy and strength exulting; but there is also the beauty of shade, of sorrow and sadness, and of humility oppressed.” – Arnold Bennett
86.) “Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.” –PHINEAS FLETCHER
87.) “I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank
88.) “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.” – Mark Twain
89.) “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.“- Sophia Loren
90.) “Beauty awakens the soul to act.” – Dante Alighieri
Inspiring beauty quotes
91.) “Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.”― Edgar Allan Poe
92.) “The beautiful things of the earth become dearer as they elude pursuit.” – THOMAS HARDY
93.) “I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.” – Karl Lagerfeld
94.) “Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” – Aristotle
95.) “Beauty is like life itself: a dawn mist
the sun burns off. It gives no peace, no rest.“-GREGORY ORR
96.) “Beauty’s voice speaks gently: it creeps only into the most awakened souls.” – FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
97.) “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe
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