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Beauty Quotes and Sayings

Quotes about Beauty

by Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Do not blame the thistle that you see no beauty.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Related topics: Wisdom Perspective

There is beauty and adventure in the commonplace

for those with eyes to see beyond.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The beauty does not live out there;

the beauty's in my eyes.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You have a choice about the perspective you take on life.

See tragedy, and the world is tragic -

see beauty, and the world is beautiful.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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See beauty in the familiar.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Like Beauty, Joy and Suffering are

in the Eye of the Beholder.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There is beauty and serenity in the eye of the storm.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Flowers are Nature's messengers -

reminders of an unspeakable beauty.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Choose to See Beauty and Joy:

Much in life can be seen as ugly or beautiful - it's our choice.

Why would we choose to see any part of life as ugly?

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

My own gratitude list begins with health, family, friends,

and the beauty around me - from the butterflies and rainbows,

to the dolphins, to the birds, to the works produced by the human hand.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Pause to appreciate the beauty around you.

Whether rainbow or butterfly,

mountain or tree, painting or poem -

whether crafted by nature or by a human hand -

beauty adds a magical element to life

that surpasses logic and science.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Look closely... See with new eyes...

Don't just pass by what is familiar without a thought.

Pay attention and look closely.

There is beauty - there is discovery -

there in a whole new world hiding

beneath the face of the familiar.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Take time today to appreciate beauty -

natural beauty, art, people.

Slow down, breathe deeply, smile.

It's a beautiful world.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Not Quotes and Sayings

You do not need anyone's permission to be your true self.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Stand Tall, Stand Proud.

Know that you are unique and magnificent.

You do not need the approval of others.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves

that all of life is not black and white.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is not supposed to be fair.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The essence of life is not in

the great victories and grand failures,

but in the simple joys.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I do not need anyone's permission to be my true self.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Hold on... Joyfully.

Holding-on does not have to be

a desperate teeth-gritting kind of holding-on.

Holding-on can be a joyful

"this is just the nature of Life,

so I may as well enjoy it"

kind of holding-on.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth.

Breathe deep, sing loud and sweet,

"I am me, I am unique, I am magnificent."

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Choose! If it's worth doing, do it today.

If it's not worth doing today, save yourself a lot

of worry and regret by choosing to permanently

erase it from your to-do list.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

My only reason for not experiencing bliss at this very moment

is thinking about what I don't have.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Excellence is not a destination to be arrived at,

but a path of continual attention and improvement.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Our lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter,

but by how we respond to those challenges.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You can not find happiness by chasing after it.

Happiness comes from doing what you love to do,

and from being who you truly are.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Inferiority Complex:

a name for not loving yourself enough.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

For those who do not live in fear of scarcity, life is unlimited.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Our mettle is tested by storms,

not by calm.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is not about perfection -

or a quest for perfection.

Life is about enjoying what we have -

for as long as we have it.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Love: if you have to ask,

it's not the real thing.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A reflection of life is not life.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Thinking is necessary, but not sufficient, for living a great life.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Courage is not always about action,

and it doesn't always involve danger,

but courage is always doing what is right.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Pride comes in two flavors -

choose honor, not ego.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is NOT "Supposed to be Fair."

Know that there is no single way that life is "supposed" to be.

Demanding that life meet our expectations

is a sure fire recipe for a miserable existence.

Life is a game with no rules.

Life just happens to us regardless of our best intentions.

Our only path to happiness lies in being open

to receiving whatever life throws at us -

with Gratitude. Have NO Expectations of life.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that you do not need anyone's permission

to be your true self.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

About most subjects, there is not "The Truth;"

there is merely one's personal truth.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Whatever you want in life, start today.

Not tomorrow - today.

Let it be a small beginning - a tiny beginning.

Your happiness depends on starting today - every day.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Often, the greatest joy is to be found not in new things,

but in old things seen through new eyes.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness is not the absence of problems,

but the willingness to deal with them joyfully.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Take charge of your life!

You are responsible to yourself - not to others.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Sadness is a choice - sadness does not exist.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Not everything that casts a long shadow is to be feared.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Live life on the edge, not with an edge.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There is a secret wisdom-of-the-ages

that holds the key to breaking

our cycle of self-imposed suffering.

The secret wisdom is,

"Life is not supposed to be fair."

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It is not my place to doubt the sincere beliefs of others.

My job is to question my own beliefs.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I walk the path - the way - the way of ways -

to the end that is not an end.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It is nearly a certainty that some

of your expectations will not be met today -

choose Joy anyway.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Be an Observer of Life.

Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life

is not a substitute for action -

it is a prerequisite for informed action.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Pride comes in two flavors -

be careful which you choose -

choose honor, not ego.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Merely to avoid harming others is not enough.

Earn your place in this world by doing good.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Forgiving is not a gift to someone else.

Forgiving is your gift to yourself -

a great gift - the gift of happiness.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

All decisions and all actions

(and inactions) have consequences -

not rightness or wrongness.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We never see what we are not ready to see.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Forgive those who have injured you -

not because they deserve your forgiveness,

but because you can never be happy

until you release your anger and grant forgiveness.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A hero may or may not lead other people,

but all heroes lead themselves.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We do not always see what is before our face -

sometimes we see what we hope to see,

or fear we will see.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that the essence of life is not

in the great victories and grand failures,

but in the simple joys.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There is so much we can never know.

Breathe deeply and relax into the not-knowing.

There is much that we do not have to know

in order to live joyfully.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Insult comes not from the mouth,

but from the ear.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

No, they don't appreciate you - and it's not their job.

It's your own job to appreciate yourself.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

True learning is not about facts,

but about conscious appreciation

of the experience of living.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"It's not that important,

don't worry about it" is the answer,

now what was the question?

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"Be like me" is not a Golden Rule.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Joy is a Choice - but Not an Easy Choice.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

CHOOSE your future, and take ACTION -

be the hammer, not the nail.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that you do not need the approval of others.

You are unique and magnificent. Stand tall, stand proud.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Trust in the Light.

Darkness is not a force -

it is merely the absence of light.

Observe that when a light is brought to a dark place,

the darkness disappears.

Sadness is similar -

when joy is brought to suffering,

the sadness disappears.

Open yourself to the Light!

Hold back nothing,

Trust in the Light.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Have NO EXPECTATIONS.

Life will not meet your expectations.

Choose joy anyway.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that you have a choice about

everything you do and everything you do not do.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"Philosopher of Happiness"

I am an author, trainer, personal coach, and speaker, creator of the Regaining Your Happiness in Seven Weeks 2.0 e-Training Program, creator of the popular Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote free email, author of 100 Secrets for Living a Life You Love.