The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life grows more beautiful with age if you choose to notice and invest in beauty.
- In plain terms
- Life gets better if you focus on beauty.
- What can you take from it?
- Invest attention in beauty to enrich your life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where is beauty today?
- How do you invest in life?
Another view
Circumstances may limit the ability to see beauty.
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