Quote by William Shakespeare

Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good; a shining gloss that fadeth suddenly; a flower that dies when it begins to bud; a doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. -

Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good; a shining gloss that

Summary

This quote highlights the transient nature of beauty and questions its true value. It describes beauty as something fleeting and uncertain, akin to a mere surface enhancement that quickly diminishes. Using metaphors, it suggests that beauty is like a fragile flower that withers even as it starts to bloom, comparable to an uncertain commodity, a superficial facade, a fragile mirror, or a flower that loses its vibrancy and becomes lifeless within a short span of time. Overall, the quote suggests that we should not place too much importance on external beauty as it is temporary and lacks lasting substance.

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