But the princess had never seen the beautiful expression of her eyes; the expression that came into them when she was not thinking of herself. As is the case with everyone, her face assumed an affected, unnatural, ugly expression as soon as she looked in the looking glass.

Leo Tolstoy
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This is a story about a princess who wishes that she did not have beautiful eyes. She only sees the ugly side of the reflection of her eyes in the mirror. This story teaches us that to see the beautiful side of something, you must be able to look past what is superficial.

Source: War And Peace

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