Value Proposition
What, is the jay more precious than the lark
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel
Because his painted skin contents the eye?
–The Taming of the Shrew,
Act IV, Scene iii
Category: Beauty
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August 13
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July 30
Reflect
Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest…
— Sonnet III (3)
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July 21
Brilliance
The diamonds of a most praised water
Do appear, to make the world twice rich.–Pericles,
Act III, Scene ii -
June 29
Shine Anew
Thou that art now the world’s fresh ornament.
–Sonnet I (1)
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June 18
Eye of the Beholder
Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye.
–Love’s Labour’s Lost,
Act II, Scene i -
June 14
Compliment Supreme
Thou art as fair in knowledge as in hue,
Finding thy worth a limit past my praise.–Sonnet LXXXII (82)
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April 26
Momentary
Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good;
a shining gloss that fadeth suddenly;
a flower that dies when first it ‘gins to bud.— The Passionate Pilgrim