"Ah, but remember, said the leper, opening his robes, and, as though in parody, peeling off a wafer of flesh from his diseased chest, physical beauty is only this deep and lasts but a brief season, while spiritual beauty lasts forever."
In the retelling which this quote appears, Beauty is forced to choose between a crazy old man, a holy leper, and a foolish/naive, yet beautiful, young man. I like this quote because I find it to be mostly true and because beauty wanted it to be the young attractive one. Of course she hoped this without knowing the specific traits of the others but it is true for all of us that our first impressions are formed based on visible features. It is human nature to do so but not always the best course of action to take, especially because outward beauty is no indication of spiritual righteousness.
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