Quotations about beauty and being beautiful

 

Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone;
Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.
- - - Anonymous

Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.
- - - Richard Armour

There are no ugly women; there are only women who do not know how to look pretty.
- - - Antoine P. Berryer

Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
- - - Josh Billings

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
- - - Jacqueline Bisset

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature. But beautiful old people are works of art.
- - - Marjorie Barstow Breenbie

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
- - - George Gordon, Lord Byron "She Walks in Beauty"

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
- - - Ninon de L'Enclos

Beauty is not caused, It is.
- - - Emily Dickinson

There's beauty in the silver singing river
There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can match the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes
- - - Bob Dylan "Tomorrow is a Long Time"

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
- - - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Looks are so deceptive that people should be done up like food packages with the ingredients clearly labeled.
- - - Helen Hudson

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
- - - Franz Kafka

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness.
- - - John Keats "Endymion"

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,"- that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
- - - John Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

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"

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel.
- - - Carole King "Beautiful"

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
- - - Hedy Lamarr

Beauty is a mystery. You can neither eat it nor make flannel out of it.
- - - David Herbert Lawrence

Beauty can pierce one like a pain.
- - - Thomas Mann

The reason the all-American boy prefers beauty over brains is that the all-American boy can see better than he can think.
- - - Farrah Fawcett Majors

Oh, thou art fairer than the evening air
Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.
- - - Christopher Marlowe "Dr. Faustus"

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul.
- - - William Somerset Maugham

Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.
- - - Mere

Beauty never slumbers;
All is in her name;
But the rose remembers
The dust from which it came.
- - - Edna St. Vincent Millay

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.
- - - Christopher Morley

Beauty is only sin deep.
- - - H. H. Munro (''Saki'')

Beauty is but a flower
Which wrinkles will devour;
Brightness falls from the air;
Queens have died young and fair;
Dust hath closed Helen's eye.
- - - Thomas Nashe

With beauty before me, I walk
With beauty behind me, I walk
With beauty above and about me, I walk,
It is finished in beauty,
It is finished in beauty.
- - - Navajo chant

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.
- - - Yoko Ono

It's easy to be beautiful - just be born that way.
- - - Suzy Parker

Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
- - - Petrarch [Francesco Petrarca]

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring,
But faded beauty has no second spring.
- - - Ambrose Phillips "Pastoral"

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
- - -C. Reade

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
- - - Jean Rostand

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance.
- - - John Ruskin "The Stones of Venice"

Beauty's a doubtful good, a glass, a flower,
Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour;
And beauty, blemish'd once, for ever's lost,
In spite of physic, painting, pain, and cost.
- - - William Shakespeare

Beauty is momentary in the mind
the fitful tracing of a portal;
But in the flesh it is immortal.
- - - Wallace Stevens

Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her,
Alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams
And our desires.
- - - Wallace Stevens "Sunday Morning" (1923)

To a toad, what is beauty? A female with two pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly and spotted back.
- - - Voltaire

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But it is better to be good than to be ugly.
- - - Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

The beauty of the world which is soon to perish, has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.
- - - Virginia Woolf

Acknowledgement: www.corsinet.com - Brain Candy

My Best Childhood Aromas

For me special aromas associated with my childhood bring back fond memories. Here are my 10 best aromas.

I grew up in a happy family environment and with this happy childhood I associate aromas bringing back fond memories. There are too many of them but the 10 best aromas are:

1. Pot-roast in the oven:  My mother was an excellent cook and in an era when nobody was actually concerned about high levels of cholesterol she spoiled us on Sundays with her best pot-roast. Early in the morning she would prepare all ingredients, put it in the oven at low temperature and boy, when we returned from church the house was filled with the aroma of slow-baking pot-roast.  Rest assured, the taste of that pot-roast was just as good as the smell thereof.

2. Fresh-cut grass:  My father taught us from a very young age to attend to our garden ourselves and in that time all houses had big yards with big gardens. Every Saturday was garden day and I had to mow the lawn and the smell of fresh-cut grass was heavenly. It still reminds me of our bondage with earth.

3. Jeyes Fluid:  My father believed that once a week all drains had to be disinfected, the court yard had to be washed and the dog kennels had to be cleaned. For this purpose he only believed in Jeyes Fluid. The smell lingered on for days and the smell always reminded me of cleanliness.  Fifty years later, I still follow the same routine as my father and I still use Jeyes Fluid.

4. Wicks bubble-gum:  My childhood was during the late fifties, early sixties when money was scarce and we had to rely on one penny a week as pocket money. For that one penny, we could buy 4 pieces of wicks bubble-gum. The secret of this brand of bubble-gum was that the flavor lasted for days and the aroma of the bubble-gum was heavenly. I remember sitting in church when suddenly the smell would reach you from somewhere in church and you knew someone of your own age was secretly chewing the bubble-gum – unfortunately, the smell could not keep it a secret.

5. Dettol:  My mother only believed in Dettol as an antiseptic ointment. And believe me; she used bottles and bottles of it. We were outdoor children, not a day went by that bruises, and nicks had to be treated with Dettol. Dettol is even today part of my medicine chest and a spoonful in a hot bath is like aromatherapy for my!

6. Roasted peanuts: Once a year one of the big circus companies would visit our little town and you did not miss it for a thing on earth.  With money a bit scarce, the only thing my father could afford for snacks during the show was a packet of freshly roasted peanuts in their shells. For that odd ninety minutes the show was on I indulged myself in the aroma and taste of roasted peanuts.

7. Candy floss: During church and school bazaars there was always a machine making candy floss. In spite of all the aromas of food and other edibles competing for your attention, candy floss was always the winner and whilst it was melting in your mouth the aroma itself engulfed you.

8. Vicks vapour rub: This was one of the musts for my mother’s medicine chest and she believed in it. We as children loved it for its beautiful aroma and warmness it created.

9. Wintergreen muscle ointment: My father was a very active man and after a hard day’s work in the garden or his chicken coop or his garage he took a hot bath and afterwards he rubbed in wintergreen. I loved to sit in his arms in the evenings listening to the radio programs and just took in that heavenly smell of wintergreen. I always associated it with a macho-man because my father only used it after a man’s work!

10. The smell of a puppy: My father lived near the earth and he tried to bring us as family nearer to earth and therefore a dog was always a must in our house. Whenever we received a new puppy, I loved to cuddle it for the smell only a puppy could have.

All these 10 best childhood aromas of mine are still part of my life. Yes, believe it or not, even the occasional candy floss and roasted peanuts I buy when there is a church bazaar or when we visit the specialized candy shops in the malls.

Danie

10 Beautiful Portraits of Beautiful Women

What You Should Know About Vitamins

A well-balanced diet is supposed to contain all the necessary vitamins in sufficient quantities. However, this is not always possible. For example, when you are suffering from certain illnesses, are on a restricted diet, are pregnant, or breast feeding, extra vitamins may be recommended by your doctor. But remember, under normal circumstances extra vitamins are unnecessary and can even be harmful, leading to poisonous overdoses called – hyper-vitaminosis!

The Role of Vitamins

Vitamin A is necessary for healthy skin, bones, and eyes.  Try not to take vitamin A supplements as an excess can cause fragile bones, liver and spleen enlargement and loss of appetite and possibly even hair.

The B vitamins affect blood, skin, nerves and growth, and the way your body uses foods. It will do no harm to take brewer’s yeast, a rich source of several B vitamins, for extra energy. The benefit is that the body quickly excretes any excess vitamin B. Therefore, the body set the balance automatically.

Any diet  should contain sufficient daily amounts of vitamin C-rich foods, as the body cannot store vitamin C, and it is easily destroyed by time, cooking and by cigarette smoking. 

Vitamin D is necessary for strong bones and teeth. It is found mainly in fish liver oils, egg yolk, liver, fatty sea-fish and milk. Supplements should be avoided as overdosing can cause vomiting, headaches, weight loss and calcium deposits in kidneys and arteries.

Vitamin E occurs in many foods especially in oils of wheat germ, cottonseed, and corn, and in oatmeal, margarine, eggs, meat, butter, and peas. Vitamin E occurs in many foods especially in oils of wheat germ, cottonseed, and corn, and in oatmeal, margarine, eggs, meat, butter, and peas.

Vitamin K helps prevent excessive bleeding. Ample quantities can be obtained by eating pig’s liver, green leafy vegetables, eggs and milk; supplements are largely unnecessary as the body makes up for any shortage by manufacturing it in the intestines.  

If you are suffering from vitamin deficiency, you should consult your doctor.

Past and Present: Art

How small things can make a big difference to your day

It is the small things that matter, that can change the world. Here are 20 random small things that that can make the difference to your day:

1. Treat yourself with breakfast in bed. Make it yourself and then curl back into bed and enjoy it!

2. Cuddle someone in bed in the morning. The best is to cuddle someone you love but your pillow will do when you are alone. Sometimes it just feels good to hold someone or something in your arms.

3. Give a smile to a stranger; and you may get one back.

4. Watching children playing carefree and laughing is a reminder to be playful and joyful. Pass a park or a playground on the way home.

5. Watch out for a small gesture of kindness from someone who loves you. The cup of tea made by your husband — now that is love!

6. Blast your soul with soothing music, when you want it. 

7. Have a picnic unexpectedly. Nothing invigorates a day like the feeling of sunlight on your face.

8. Five minutes of deep breathing.

9. Give someone an uncomfortably long hug today!

10. A small victory. Can you change that light bulb on your own?

11. A small change to your routine to make your day feel exciting.

12. Create an opportunity to be creative. Start a journal or a scrapbook, or get creative on a routine task at work to make it more exciting.

13. The moment after the rain stops. Everything smells clean, fresh, and revitalized.

14. A deep stretch. The benefits of loosening your muscles exceed enhanced relaxation. 

15. A beautiful sunset or sunrise. Nothing is more inspirational that tuning into nature’s majesty.

16. Playing a game you loved as a child. Play hide-and-seek with a friend during teatime at work.

17. An extra half-hour of sleep. Hit the sack a little earlier one night and see how this changes your day.

18. A thoughtful question from a friend. When she asks, “What’s your favourite childhood memory?” she is trying to learn what makes you happy. How beautiful that she cares to know.

19. Fresh, organic food. Organic food has higher nutrient levels and lower pesticide residues—and it often tastes better than non-organic food.

Five Beautiful Quotes From Five Beautiful Women

Eleanor Roosevelt

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
Adlai E. Stevenson

What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
Barbra Streisand

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
Coco Chanel

I believed that the husband takes care of the family, and the wife takes care of him, and they are true to each other. I know that sounds a romantic illusion, but it can be true. 

Debbie Reynolds

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

 Eleanor Roosevelt

Danie

You Are Beautiful!!

We are all born beautiful.  We are all capable of giving, receiving and sharing pleasure, we are all able to love and be loved .
Beautiful people are those comfortable with their bodies. The best lovers are those who acknowledge themselves as sensual and sexual beings. They’re concerned with what’s on the inside, as well as the outside. But some people are more concerned with the outside, what they look like, and subsequently tend to ignore what’s inside and become just a tad shallow.
If the motivation to change your body comes from the perspective of not being enough, there’s a small problem. It will never be enough.  The other problem here is the truth of change. To expect to look the same at 40 as we did at 25 is absurd.
The secret is we must be more comfortable with whom we are, more secure, and must have an inner glow that only comes from a level of self-acceptance and self-love is much better. What we must accept is that once beautiful from inside; we will radiate the same beauty on the outside, irrespective of age!
The more you allow yourself to pleasure and be pleasured, the more aware of yourself, your physical and emotional being you become. This naturally brings a greater sense of well-being, energy and vitality. Regardless of what we look like externally. And we come to see that purely through feeling good, that whatever our body looks like, we can have fun and excitement, peace and passion.
And then the desire to change anything physically becomes more realistic, easier and most importantly, the motivation to change becomes different.
It’s because I like or even love myself more. And then weight, for example disappears, or my eating changes naturally or exercise is more fun or purposeful. It comes from inside and is not dependent on anybody or anything else.
But the comfier I feel within my skin, the more sensual I allow myself to be, the better about myself I will feel, the more my body will come to a state of balance. And I will be happy!

How to make the perfectly round fried egg

For perfectly round fried eggs (handy for breakfast sandwiches), heat a pan and spritz can fruit jar rings with cooking spray. Place the rings on the pan, and slowly drop one cracked egg into each of the rings. Cook for about 5 minutes for a medium yolk. Use tongs to remove the  jar rings, and serve.

Body Image

Body image is an important part of self-identity and self-esteem. It involves our perception, imagination, emotions, and physical sensations of and about our bodies. It is not static, but ever changing; sensitive to changes in mood, environment, and physical experience. It is not based on fact. It is psychological in nature, and much more influenced by self-esteem than by actual physical attractiveness as judged by others. It is not inborn, but learned from family members, peers and wider social and cultural standards (mass media).

In the West the message ‘thin is beautiful’ carries great power. The ideal female body is thin, tall and long legged, and there is a pervasive belief among women that you need to fit this “ideal” to be successful. The result is that women and even young girls have become very concerned about the shape and size of their bodies. It also affects men and boys, though not to the same extent. The result is that over the last few decades, there had been increasing incidences of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders.

Beauty is not just skin deep. It is a reflection of your whole self. Love and enjoy the person inside.

Definition of Marriage - on a lighter note

Marriage is spending the rest of you life with someone you want to kill and not doing it because you'd miss them.

Benefits of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy has a range of both physical and emotional benefits.
The physical benefits
Massage therapy reduces muscular tension, aches and pains.
Both blood and lymphatic circulation can be improved by massage therapy. Blood circulation brings fresh blood to our cells and tissues, feeding them with nutrients and oxygen, while lymphatic circulation removes impurities and excess carbon dioxide from bodily organs. In this way the body is strengthened and the immune system is given a boost.
Our muscle fibers become twisted and knotted as a result of daily use, especially for those people in office jobs that provide limited movement or scope for stretching. Massage therapy will stretch out these tight muscles, ensuring optimum muscular function and range of movement. In addition scar tissue and muscle knots that have built up over time in the muscle fibers can be broken down, reducing pain and tension and helping to prevent injury.
Massage therapy can address tension headaches and even eye tension and strain caused by tension in the muscles in the head and spending more and more time on computers.
Massage therapy also has a range of emotional and psychological benefits. Massage therapy improves a person’s sense of general well being and promotes relaxation as it relieves stress, tension and anxiety. This results in easing insomnia and depression. The end result is that it energizes and stimulates both body and mind.

How to Nourish Your Hair

Dry hair does not produce much sebum and consequently tends to be coarse and brittle - a condition that worsens with age. Sun, sea water, chemical dyes and perms cause further damage and result in split ends. Trimming the damaged hair is sometimes the only remedy. 

But hair need not become too dry. With the right conditioning treatment, even dry, straw-like hair can become manageable again. 

Apply repair treatments regularly to tone your hair and prevent the strands from becoming brittle and tangled. The weaker the hair, the more important this is. 

You can make your own natural products based on traditional recipes, of which the following one is shared with you:

Egg Shampoo

This shampoo will protect dry hair. Products containing eggs are most effective when used immediately.

Ingredients

1 egg white

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon honey

1 tablespoon olive oil

Juice of one lemon

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Bulbine juice

Whisk the egg white and fold in the yolks. Stir in the honey, olive oil, lemon juice and Bulbine juice.

Massage the shampoo into the scalp and thoroughly coat the hair. Leave for a few minutes and rinse the hair, using plenty of water until all the shampoo has gone.

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