Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due – she reminds us too much of a prima donna. – E. M. Forster

For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us. – Richard H. Baker

Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music. – John Philip Sousa