Moreover, given the unpleasant option of having to associate with either the self-satisfied beautiful or the self-pitying plain, he'd choose the former every time because beauty could sometimes transcend smugness whereas self-pity just made ugliness all the more unattractive
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Beauty can overcome arrogance but self-pity makes plain people seem uglier.
- In plain terms
- Beauties are better than plain people who feel sorry for themselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid self-pity to remain attractive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What traits matter most?
- Do you pity yourself?
Another view
Beauty does not always transcend smugness.
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