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Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1606), Act II, Scene II, spoken by EnobarbusIn context
- Age
Please God, make him think I am still pretty.
O. Henry1862–1910The Gift of the Magi (1905)In context
- Prayer
A human being should be entirely beautiful: the face, the clothes, the mind, the thoughts.
Anton Chekhov1860–1904Uncle Vanya (1897), Act II, spoken by AstroffIn context
- Character
When a woman is ugly they always say she has beautiful hair or eyes.
Anton Chekhov1860–1904Uncle Vanya (1897), Act III, spoken by SoniaIn context
- Women
It gives me a sense of freedom to know that a deed of deliberate courage is still possible in this world,⁠—a deed of spontaneous beauty.
Henrik Ibsen1828–1906Hedda Gabler (1890), Act Fourth, spoken by HeddaIn context
- Courage
- Freedom
Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.
Aesop620–564 BCAesop’s Fables (6th century BC), The Bald Knight – The Woman and Her HenIn context
- Character
In old times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her face.
Brothers GrimmGrimms’ Fairy Tales (1812–1815), The Frog-King, or Iron HenryIn context
It is true that I look artificial, but I believe that I’m totally real. My look is really based on a country girl’s idea of glam. I wasn’t naturally pretty, so I make the most of anything I’ve got.
Dolly Parton1946–2026Dolly Parton: Making the most of everything CBS News (September 1, 2019).
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time
The Bible (King James Version)Ecclesiastes 3:11 (KJV)In context
- God
- Time