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Beauty

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“'T is beauty truly blent, whose red and white Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on: Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive If you will lead these graces to the grave And leave the world no copy.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Could I come near your beauty with my nails, I'd set my ten commandments in your face.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“As is the bud bit with an envious worm Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes: The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclosed, And in the morn and liquid dew of youth Contagious blastments are most imminent.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“He hath a daily beauty in his life.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower?”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The ornament of beauty is suspect, A crow that flies in heaven's sweetest air.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live.”
Ben Jonson (1572–1637) said by 1637 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“There is music in the beauty, and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument; for there is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion; and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres.”
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) said by 1682 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“In naked beauty more adorn'd, More lovely than Pandora.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Yet beauty, though injurious, hath strange power, After offence returning, to regain Love once possess'd.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide; Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“All the beauty of the world, 't is but skin deep.”
Ralph Venning (1621–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.”
John Dryden (1631–1700) said by 1700 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex.”
Joseph Addison (1672–1719) said by 1719 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare, And beauty draws us with a single hair.”
Alexander Pope (1688–1744) said by 1744 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“In youth and beauty wisdom is but rare!”
Alexander Pope (1688–1744) said by 1744 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Plain living and high thinking are no more. The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone; our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws.”
William Wordsworth (1770–1850) said by 1850 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men. A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell.”
Lord Byron (1788–1824) said by 1824 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Italia! O Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty.”
Lord Byron (1788–1824) said by 1824 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Fills The air around with beauty.”
Lord Byron (1788–1824) said by 1824 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness.”
John Keats (1795–1821) said by 1821 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) said by 1882 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“If eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) said by 1882 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“For ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty.”
Plutarch (40–120) said by 120 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“Give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“May all unite to do Thy will with a perfect heart!"… Thus prays the Jew. Have you more beautiful prayers to offer?”
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915) said by 1915 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Advice to the Estranged, S. Liptzin. Peretz. Yivo, 1947, p. 348.
“I am constantly thankful. The world is so beautiful, I am thankful. I have endless energy, I am thankful. I am plugged into the source of Universal Supply, I am thankful. I am plugged into the source of Universal Truth, I am thankful. I have this constant feeling of thankfulness, which is a prayer.”
Peace Pilgrim (1908–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The first time I saw a picture of Elvis - I was in a state of shock, because I couldn't believe that a human being could be so beautiful.”
Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by Helmut Sorge, Los Angeles, 2006
“Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming and keep their femininity.”
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) first seen 1973 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oriana Fallaci (December 30, 1973), The Mystically Divine Shah of Iran (interview), Chicago Tribune
“O Night! most beautiful and rare! Thou givest the heavens their holiest hue, And through the azure fields of air Bringest down the gentle dew.”
Thomas Buchanan Read (1822–1872) said by 1872 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We bring roses, beautiful fresh roses, Dewy as the morning and colored like the dawn.”
Thomas Buchanan Read (1822–1872) said by 1872 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music that I really love and believe in and think is extraordinarily honest and beautiful doesn't always become popular. (Oct, 1994 interview).”
Anthony Kiedis (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Death, death. Now I won't be able to write my beautiful memoirs.”
Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946) said by 1946 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Dr. G. M. Gilbert, after receiving the death sentence. Quoted in "Nuremberg Diary" - by G. M. Gilbert - History - 1995
“Many years before, I had left a beautiful country and a rich nation and I returned to that country six years later to find it fundamentally changed and in a state of upheaval, and in great spiritual and material need.”
Fritz Sauckel (1894–1946) said by 1946 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" - Nuremberg, Germany - 1948.
“I do not exist, we faithfully insist, While watching sink the heavy ship of everything we knew. If ever You come near I'll hold up high a mirror Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as You.”
Aaron Weiss wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Leaves become most beautiful when they're about to die When they're about to fall from trees When they're about to dry”
Regina Spektor (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way that the Nazis staged themselves and presented themselves, my Lord! I’m talking about the films of Leni Riefenstahl and the buildings of Albert Speer and the mass marches and the flags — just fantastic. Really beautiful.”
Bryan Ferry (born 1945) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments to reporter from Welt Am Sonntag (published 16 April 2007), as cited in "Bryan Ferry apologizes for Nazi remarks", Reuters (16 April 2007)
“I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of curves and straight lines offered by reinforced concrete.… This deliberate protest arose from the environment in which I lived, with its white beaches, its huge mountains, its old baroque churches, and the beautiful suntanned women.”
Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer (2000), p. 62
“Forgive my body!" she said. She put her arms out to me, the tears flowing down her cheeks. "Think of my soul!" she said. "My soul is so beautiful, it can bring you so much! It is not ugly like my flesh!”
John Fante (1909–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Feelings are constantly changing. None is dependable for long. You can love someone intensely today, and tomorrow or next month not feel a thing. Except perhaps for the feeling of doubt or depression that what was so beautiful could change so quickly.”
Barry Long (1926–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wings of an angel Replace my beautiful scars Well hidden in the dark Time seems to stand still The world is falling apart So heavy on my heart.”
Anastacia (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You run into a party and [a] woman comes up to you. She's the most beautiful creature you ever saw — Ava Gardner — and says, "I like you and why don't we get together?" What are you going to say, "No"? You'd have to be an idiot. She was an incredible creature.”
Artie Shaw (1910–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our god is the wonderful law of creation, whose amazing unity of all things shows itself if wonderful flowers, in growing trees, in new born children, in the secrets of a mother, in the growth of our people, in work and accomplishment and creation, in life itself. It is the joy we have in everything. How beautiful everything is. Do you feel the same way? I am so happy to be alive.”
Robert Ley (1890–1945) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech given on March 31, 1939. Quoted in Robert Ley Die Hoheitsträger and titled "Wir oder die Juden" (May 1939), pp. 4-6.
“It's because they want to sound like Americans. I'd like to see them develop our music and sing it their way, but they think sounding American is going to take them higher, but it is not. They have beautiful voices, but they want to sound like Whitney Houston. You can't beat people like that at their own game. And they can't beat me at mine, either!”
Miriam Makeba (1932–2008) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Denselow, Robin (16 May 2008)