72 Beauty quotes to celebrate beauty in all its forms.

Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.”

Zoë Kravitz

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.”

Edgar Allan Poe

Unique beauty quotes capture the diversity of beauty. Each singular combination of features and proportions has its grace.

Inner beauty, too, needs occasionally to be told it is beautiful.”

Robert Brault

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

Confucius

If beauty exists in everything, then it exists in every part of us, too. True beauty quotes capture more than the superficial.

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself, and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is not part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.”

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Outward beauty tends to be celebrated openly, but it’s interesting to step back and recognize that beauty always “is,” whether or not it’s recognized by others.

Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without it.”

Christian Dior

What could “zest” mean for you? A zesty personality could be more beautiful. A zesty style choice could be, too.

Beauty is about enhancing what you have. Let yourself shine through.”

Janelle Monae

It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.”

John Joseph Powell , The Secret of Staying in Love

You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

Amy Bloom

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”

Saint Augustine

Your capacity to love is also something beautiful.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.”

Francis Bacon

If it’s a beauty that a picture can’t express, then it’s something we get to take with us, no matter how we change physically with time.

When beauty lives in the heart, it doesn’t need to show up anywhere else.”

Steve Goodier

Beauty is rather a light that plays over the symmetry of things than the symmetry itself.”

Plotinus

There is always the possibility of beauty where there is an unsealed human eye; of music where there is an unstopped human ear; and of inspiration where there is a receptive human spirit.”

Charles Henry Parkhurst

Said another way, there’s always beauty for someone willing to look for it. Why not share this quote in an Instagram story to get your friends looking for the beauty around them?

Let's face it, there are no plain women on television.”

Anna Ford

Quotes about beauty standards include commentary on mass media and its impact on our definition of beauty.

Beauty: The adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.”

Leon Battista Alberti

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.”

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Beauty lies not in a flawless complexion but in the stories that are told by each transitioning line on a woman’s face.”

Alyscia Cunningham

Even if they say beauty fades, quotes like this tell us the opposite.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.”

Audrey Hepburn

When you are balanced, and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.”

Christy Turlington

Self-care is part of natural beauty, too, because beauty is also the radiation of happiness and health. Keep reading for more self-care quotes.

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.”

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Deep natural beauty beyond the physical is what generates that sublime experience.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Deep natural beauty beyond the physical is what generates that sublime experience.

To define true beauty, quotes like this explain related words like “pretty” and “elegant.” The way we talk about beauty has a fascinating vocabulary of its own.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”

Leo Tolstoy , The Kreutzer Sonata

There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

Steve Maraboli,

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

The autumn of the beautiful is beautiful.”

Latin Proverb

Only someone unobservant thinks beauty fades. Quotes like this one capture the beauty of both age and wisdom.

The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.”

Alexis Carrel

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

Khalil Gibran

Short inner beauty quotes can go on banners or posters for shared spaces to give people a regular reminder of how beauty can be defined.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”

Maria Mitchell

In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye but the fire that burned within them.”

Shannon L. Alder

A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.”

Anne Roiphe

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.”

Anouk Aimee

Whereas superficial beauty is usually lauded in youth, beauty full moon quotes celebrate the beauty seen only once a life is “full,” or long-lived.

The beauty that addresses itself to the eyes is only the spell of the moment; the eye of the body is not always that of the soul.”

George Sand

These inspirational beauty quotes often compare physical and inner beauty in poetic ways.

No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

The very source of this quote is an inspiration, too. Beauty quotes can be even more powerful based on the person behind them.

To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.”

Ellen Degeneres

Outer beauty turns the head, but inner beauty turns the heart.”

Helen J. Russell

Short inner beauty quotes are perfect for Instagram stories or social media posts to share widespread inspiration.

There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone’s spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that’s beautiful to me.”

Liv Tyler

Beauty and folly are generally companions.”

Baltasar Gracian

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.”

Julie Burchill

This quote makes fun of the people who subscribe to the limited view of beauty that says it fades with age.

Without grace, beauty is an unbaited hook.”

French Proverb

Proverbs can be funny, too, like this French adage.

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.”

Simone Weil

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder.”

Aldous Huxley

A little ridicule for those who fall for beauty and those who aggrandize their own beauty, too.

What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?”

Jess C. Scott

There are plenty of quotes that celebrate inner beauty. This one goes a step further and asks a funny — and relevant — question to highlight why inner beauty is the most important kind.

Beauty and wisdom are seldom found together.”

Petronius

No power on earth, however, can abolish the merciless class distinction between those who are physically desirable and the lonely, pallid, spotted, silent, unfancied majority.”

John Mortimer

Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.”

Aristotle

She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon.”

Groucho Marx

A Groucho Marx quote is always perfect for a card or poster.

Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.”

William Goldman , The Princess Bride

There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.”

Abraham Lincoln

It’s said that Abe Lincoln was referring to his own face in photos when he made this comment.

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.”

John Ray

A smile is how beauty is transmitted to someone else.

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”

Coco Chanel

It is the beautiful bird that gets caged.”

Chinese Proverb

There are benefits and disadvantages to everything, even beauty.

Beauty is not caused. It is.”

Emily Dickinson

Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”

Kate Angell

Outer beauty is the “scroll stopper,” and inner beauty is what keeps you from starting the scroll a second later.

Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.”

H. G. Wells

Integrity reveals beauty.”

Thomas Leonard

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.”

Conrad Hal

Whether talking about “imperfections” in conventional beauty or the “imperfections” of life, Hall says this is where we find beauty.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.”

Kevyn Aucoin

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”

Coco Chanel

The human body is the best work of art.”

Jess C. Scott

The symphony of our physiology, the complexity of our contours, and the exquisite oneness of every person holds immeasurable beauty.

As if you were on fire from within. The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”

Pablo Neruda

This description of beauty is captivating. It’s also a deeply romantic message that you could use in a custom greeting card.

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

We fly to beauty as an asylum from the terrors of our finite natures.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

When describing the beauty of nature, quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson are abundant. Keep reading for more nature quotes from Emerson and others.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”

Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

This quote — and, especially, the person who wrote it — help refocus your attention on the beauty in simply living. Keep reading for more life quotes, too.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”

Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”

Franz Kafka

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

In life, we learn to trust what’s true instead of what attracts us as something beautiful. In that truthfulness, we find a greater beauty.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”

John Keats , Endymion: A Poetic Romance

Is the spring coming?’ he said. ‘What is it like?’...’It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...’”

Frances Hodgson Burnett , The Secret Garden

Do you know someone who loves springtime and spring showers? This quote could go in a photo collage as a gift.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.”

Edgar Allan Poe

When has the beauty of something brought you to tears? Has it happened in a concert, or while you watched a film? Think about what kind of beauty struck a chord with you in that moment.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

Louisa May Alcott

If you can capture the beauty of the dawn, or a soft fabric, or even the dust bunnies you sweep from under the couch, you will live a life full of appreciation.

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson