“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.”
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We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides.
Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
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.
