Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.
Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.
You don't have to save the world, but you can be in the world-that's where the beauty comes from.
All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty for beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love.
One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.
The beauty we love is very silent. It smiles softly to itself, but never speaks.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
