“The best of people are not those who buy flowers and give them to their loved ones to be placed in pretty vases on bedside tables and mantelpieces. The best of people are those who grow flowers in boxes on their window sills for all those who pass by to see.” BeautyGoodnessFlowersSelflessnessBest People Book:The Mind Is Its Own Place Source: The Mind Is Its Own Place
“A person who makes something so beautiful out of something which was once so ugly, is usually a very good person in their heart, if not on the surface.” BeautyGoodnessUglinessImproving The World Book:A Patchwork Of Moonlight And Shadow Source: A Patchwork Of Moonlight And Shadow
“This land of ours is a savage place,” she thought. “It is a land of fang and claw; of fishing spear and skinner’s knife; of blood and scalding suns. Yet it is a beautiful place nonetheless. There are places in the world that are more savage, I am sure, but there can be no place more beautiful.” BeautyAfricaBeautiful PlacesCruel WorldSavage Land Book:From Whence The Rivers Run Source: From Whence The Rivers Run
“More often than not, no sooner have you glimpsed a beautiful thing, than it will become a great danger to you in one way or another.” Life LessonsBeautyDangerBeautiful Things Book:Where The Waves Break Upon The Shore Source: Where The Waves Break Upon The Shore