Beauty that lasts
A FRIEND has noted that many people are willing to change their looks in an attempt to attain physical perfection. Some proverbs about beauty that lasts:
That fair face will, as years roll by, lose its beauty, and old age will bring wrinkles to the brow. —Latin proverb
Rare is the agreement between beauty and modesty. —Latin
Wine mars beauty and destroys the freshness of youth. —Latin
Beauty is 10, nine of which is dressing. —Azerbaijani
Beauty without virtue is a curse. —Azerbaijani
Beauty is a fading flower. —Danish
A woman gets 30 percent of her beauty from nature and 70 percent from makeup. —Chinese
The beauty of a woman does not make a man richer. —French
Old canoes can be restored, but not youth and beauty. —New Zealand
Time has no respect for beauty. —Polish
Beauty without wisdom is like a flower in the mud. —Romanian
Beauty passes; wisdom remains. —Kurdish
You are beautiful; but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty. —Congo
