Lisa See Quotes

Beauty is so within. I don't care if you're the most attractive person on the planet...if you're not good inside, it will show. You fall in love with people from the inside out.

Beauty doesn't matter because in the end, we all lose our looks and all we have is our heart.

For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing, not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever. It has to do with one's character, personality, upbringing and so on.

I'm a firm believer that it's not the way you look or what you have, but what you've got inside.

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.

Beauty is not just physical.

I think it's what's inside that makes you beautiful on the outside.

It's not what a man has but what a man is that's important.

Among the flowers no perfume is like mine; That which is best in me comes from within. So those in this world who would rise and shine Should seek internal excellence to win. And though 'tis true that falsehood and despair Meet in my name, yet bear it still in mind That where they meet they perish. All is fair When they are gone and nought remains behind.

Be sure don't let people's telling you, you are pretty, puff you up; for you did not make yourself, and so can have no praise due to you for it. It is virtue and goodness only, that make the true beauty.

When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It's just a first impression. Then there's someone who doesn't catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren't what you would call beautiful sex symbols.

Beauty comes from the inside.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

Beauty is a combination of qualities. I don't think one can deny that certain people or things feel aesthetically pleasing. But without an equally pleasing being behind that form, there is no beauty there.

Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade.

Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more.

I'm such a believer in 'if you're beautiful on the inside it really shows on the outside.' I know a lot of people who are physically very beautiful, but their inside doesn't represent that. So to me, it just doesn't come across as having a sparkle to them or an energy that just radiates.

Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.

I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within.

The original theme of 'Beauty and the Beast' is don't judge a book by its cover. Love what's inside.

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside.