"Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Beauty Tags: assertion, flowers, proud More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life." "This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it." "Our best thoughts come from others." More In Beauty "The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise."― George Santayana "I don’t know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It’s more than talent and beauty. Maybe it’s the audience seeing itself in you."― Joan Blondell "I was not a good-lookin’ girl. I was extremely skinny. I wasn’t pretty. I wasn’t cool."― Celine Dion