As an inspiration to the author I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace power beauty motion mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats I am only surprised that all do not.
I want of course peace grace and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.
Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.
Grace is in garments in movements in manners beauty in the nude and in forms. This is true of bodies but when we speak of feelings beauty is in their spirituality and grace in their moderation.
Grace in women has more effect than beauty.
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth beauty liberty and equality are of infinite value but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity modesty and humility a gracious temper and calmness of spirit and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
As in nature as in art so in grace it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones their luster.
For his heart was in his work and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.
We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.
You will reciprocally promise love loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today before God you formulate.
I know to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.