Quote by John O'Donohue

Beauty is the illumination of your soul.

Beauty is the illumination of your soul.

Summary

This quote emphasizes that true beauty comes from within rather than external appearance. It suggests that true beauty lies in the radiance and purity of one's soul. Physical features may fade over time, but the beauty that illuminates from within endures. It implies that genuine beauty is not defined by conventional standards but rather by the depth, kindness, and authenticity of a person. Ultimately, it conveys the importance of nurturing one's inner beauty to exude a captivating and genuine presence.

Topics

Beauty Soul

By John O'Donohue

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have to

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.

Identity

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

Henry David Thoreau

Vanity

I'd just turned 50, weighed 285, and my doctor had read me t

I'd just turned 50, weighed 285, and my doctor had read me the riot act about my health.

Health

The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult bo

The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.

Teen

Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in min

Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body.

Life Changing Mind Body Spirit Motivational Inspirational Life Coaching 12 Rules For Success Allegorical Enhanced Performance

I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited

I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Birthday

David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Rese

David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Research says people who claim rising temperatures will lead to more intense hurricanes 'appear to be relying upon political science, not climate science.'

David A. Ridenour

Science People Thepublic

Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorc

Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced from the facts of life. The result of this false accountancy is a willful confusion under cover of which industry wreaks its havoc scot-free and ignores the environmental cost.

Vivienne Westwood

Environmental

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I be

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.

Fear

Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching th

Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie 'Legally Blonde' and I was like, 'Cool, that's something I want to do.'

Cool

A woman should say: Have I made him happy? Is he satisfied?

A woman should say: Have I made him happy? Is he satisfied? Does he love me more than he loved me before? Is he likely to go to bed with another woman? If he does, then it's the wife's fault because she is not trying to make him happy.

Barbara Cartland

Men & Women

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're go

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

Food