Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue.
A short saying that beauty is the outward sign of inner virtue, suggesting that true beauty reflects moral goodness.
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Hearing a young lady highly praised for her beauty, Gotthold asked: What kind of beauty do you mean ? Merely that of the…
— Gotthold
Gaze not on beauty too much, lest it blast thee; nor too long, lest it blind thee; nor too near, lest it burn thee. If t…
— F. Quarles
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness …
— John Ray
Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism.
— St. Pierre
Even virtue is more fair when it appears in a beautiful person.
— Virgil
How goodness heightens beauty!
— Hannah More
