"Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Beauty Tags: beauty, power More From Ambrose Bierce "Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic." "Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt." "Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice." More In Beauty "My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain."― Justin Cronin "Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired."― Gustave Courbet "Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture – and forget that merchandise must be sold."― James Randolph Adams