“Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll;
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”
Alexander Pope The Rape of the Lock
Canto V, line 33
The Rape of the Lock (1712, revised 1714 and 1717)
“A loving soul was always more beautiful over the long haul, but actual prettiness was fleeting.”
— Ann Brashares, book My Name is Memory
Source: My Name Is Memory
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