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Have you ever seen the TV show True Beauty? It was a reality show in which men and women tried to compete for the title of “True Beauty”, $100,000, and a feature in People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue. Little did the contestants know that the judges were looking for inner beauty and quality of character more than physical beauty.
“Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.” —Danish proverb
“A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.” —African proverb
“As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.” —Proverbs 11:22 NASV
“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
“Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his. If it were his beauty that enthralled him, he would be set free in a few years by its fading.” —W.H. Auden
“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes all the way through.” —American proverb
“Pretty is as pretty does.” —American proverb (and Forest Gump)
“Grace in women has more effect than beauty.” —William Hazlitt
“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” —Maria Mitchell
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” —Proverbs 31:30 NIV
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Rene Yoshi
April 23rd, 2014 at 1:02 am
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April 23rd, 2014 at 8:43 am
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April 23rd, 2014 at 2:59 am
Great quotes! Love the last one specially and it is so true!
April 23rd, 2014 at 8:43 am
Thank you, Ute! 🙂
April 23rd, 2014 at 10:09 am
The lyrics from the Mandisa video say it better than any of my words. Thank you Rene.
Visions of perfection
Such a misconception
‘Cause the real connection is deeper than the eye can see
What’s inside of you
What’s inside of me
The hands that made the moon and the stars
The mountains and the seas
Made you wonderful, beautiful, marvelously
Let the whole world see your
True beauty
It’s the love in your heart, the peace in your soul
The hope in your smile lets the whole world know
This little light – you gotta let it shine
April 23rd, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Thank you, Randell. 🙂
April 23rd, 2014 at 9:26 pm
Sweet Friend,
This post meant more to me than you can know. I first heard that saying from my wife’s grandmother… a beautiful woman who came within six months of being married for seventy five years. Cool. Both of my grandmothers passed away before I was born… and she was as close to a grandmom as I ever had.
‘Pretty is as paretty does’… is pretty hard to do. g.
April 24th, 2014 at 7:22 am
Yes, ‘doing pretty’ is pretty hard to do consistently. I’m glad you had someone in your life who could be like a grandmom to you. Thank you, g. 🙂
April 24th, 2014 at 11:46 am
I’ve read that proverb many times and always wondered what that would look like (the swine, not the woman). Now I know! 🙂
April 24th, 2014 at 11:50 am
[chuckle] Thank you, Especially Made! 🙂
April 24th, 2014 at 12:03 pm
It’s not a pretty sight … both the swine and the woman.
April 24th, 2014 at 5:39 pm
No, it’s not a pretty sight, and I confess to having times of indiscretion in one form or another, whether something said or done that should not have been. I am thankful for the Lord’s sanctifying work.
April 25th, 2014 at 8:51 am
Awesome message!
April 25th, 2014 at 9:22 am
Thank you, Mr. Brown! 🙂
April 26th, 2014 at 10:25 am
I totally agree. Beauty is more about the beauty inside of you rather than your physical beauty. A kind heart is always beautiful, while the opposite may not be always true. 🙂
April 26th, 2014 at 10:33 am
Yes, a kind heart is, indeed, always beautiful. I have seen gorgeous women whose ugly spirits detracted from their beauty, and average-looking women whose beautiful spirits radiated beauty. Thank you so much for stopping by. 🙂
April 27th, 2014 at 7:56 am
And when the world will understand this. We all are nature’s creation, our colour, features, etc are cause of genetics. Its not a person’s fault for how good looking or bad looking he/she is. Hope this blog can make a difference out there.. Great read.. 🙂
April 27th, 2014 at 9:14 am
Yes, if only we could see people as people and not discriminate due to something over which we had no involvement or power to create it. Thank you for visiting! 🙂
February 2nd, 2015 at 11:22 pm
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