Behold, ' said the Voice, 'earthly beauty. It is nothing but seeming, for to the uninstructed eye the world appears fruitful and sweet, yet in it is nothing but a pile of skulls, showing where others were lost as they went before.

Maria McCann
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Behold, said the Voice, “earthly beauty. It is nothing but seeming, for to the uninstructed eye the world appears fruitful and sweet, yet in it is nothing but a pile of skulls, showing where others were lost as they went before.” This quote is about how earthly beauty looks great to us because we are not looking at it in its true light. When we look up at the sky or walk on the grass, we see beauty that can never be replaced by anything else. Earthly beauty does not compare to the beauty of the sky or the grass. True beauty is revealed only when we look up at what is truly beautiful.

Source: As Meat Loves Salt

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