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Despite what we are continuously told, about becoming a more beauty-obsessed society, evidence points to the contrary – many people actually seem to feel that what we are like inside is more important than our outer image.
On sites like www.searchquotes.com, thousands of viewers rank and rate inspirational beauty quotes with a ‘thumbs up’ or thumbs down, providing profound social insight. Overwhelmingly, quotes with multiple ‘thumbs up’ reactions are those discussing the triumph of internal over external beauty.
‘Beauty is not in the face, Beauty is a light in the heart' – Kahlil Gibran ‘Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty’ – Kevin Aucouin ‘Beauty is only skin deep’ – Jennifer Lopez’
‘Beauty is not in the face, Beauty is a light in the heart' – Kahlil Gibran
‘Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty’ – Kevin Aucouin
‘Beauty is only skin deep’ – Jennifer Lopez’
In contrast, the beauty quotes on this site provoke negative responses to revolve around pageant queens, and consumerism and fakeness.
'the beautiful eyes of my cash-box’ – Moliere ‘beauty is our weapon against nature’ – Camille Paglia
'the beautiful eyes of my cash-box’ – Moliere
‘beauty is our weapon against nature’ – Camille Paglia
So, if we are well aware that beauty comes from within and that others perceive it that way too, why are we not investing more time and money in self-development – counselling if needs be – rather than cosmetic surgery, skincare, and beauty products?
Perhaps because we are increasingly using Cosmetic Surgery as a form of counselling – a way to try and ‘reconstruct’ or ‘improve’ the mind as well as the body.