Elegance is refusal. Coco Chanel
Simplicity, carried to an an extreme, becomes elegance. Jon Franklin
Only great minds can afford a simple style. Stendhal
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. Plato
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius
Sometimes people are beautiful, not in looks, not in what they say, just in what they are. Markus Zusak
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. Anne Frank
Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. Franz Kafka
True elegance for me is the manifestation of an independent mind. Isabella Rossellini
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful. Thich Nhat Hanh
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. Mother Teresa
Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be. Paulo Coelho
Elegance is elimination. Cristobal Balenciaga
Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Menachem Begin
Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance! Coco Chanel
Elegance means appreciating things as they are. There is a sense of delight and of fearlessness. Chogyam Trungpa
Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty. Albert Einstein
I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. Drew Barrymore
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed — it is a process of elimination. Elbert Hubbard
A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things. Barbara Taylor Bradford
You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. Amy Bloom
Real elegance is simply a true encounter with oneself. Carole Bouquet
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword. John Ray
There is beauty, heartbreaking beauty, everywhere. Edward Abbey
