I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.

The human face is the organic seat of beauty. It is the register of value in development, a record of Experience, whose legitimate office is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of the majestic mistress, the soul.

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement the greatest source of visual beauty the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.