Beauty is only skin deep - Meaning of Proverb with story explaining meaning of Proverb Beauty is only skin deep –

Beauty is only skin deep - Meaning of Proverb with storyexplaining meaning of Proverb Beauty is only skin deep –



Beauty is only skin deep –

Meaning of the proverb Beauty is only skin deep –



1.A person may be beautiful on the outside, but still have an 'ugly' heart or soul.

2.Don't be led by the exterior. Give more attention to what lies beneath the skin.

3.Appearances are deceptive.

4.If someone is not beautiful and attractive but he may have beautiful heart and soul.

5.Its like saying don’t judge the book by cover , there is no guarantee that inside story or article will be as good as the cover.

6.Physical beauty is superficial.

7.A pleasing exterior is no guide to a person's real character.

8.Physical beauty is superficial and is not as important as a person's intellectual, emotional, and spiritual qualities.

9.Physical beauty is just an external attribute. Beneath the skin we are all the same and yet all different.

10.Physical beauty is not the measure of worth of a human being.

11.true beauty lies within, outer beauty is merely superficial

Origin – Physical beauty is superficial.
External attractiveness has no relation to goodness.
This maxim was first stated by Sir Thomas Overbury in his poem "A Wife" (1613):
"All the carnall beauty of my wife is but skin-deep."

Story Explaining the Proverb - Beauty is only skin deep

Sara was a very beautiful and innocent girl.
She got many friends .She always dreamed that one day a prince will come on horse and will take her as her bride.
While traveling in London she met the charming and youthful man James.
James was handsome, just like the hero of movies James Bond.
Both became friends, James took her to the lunch and dinner.
Sara thought she found her prince charming but she was unaware about the evil thoughts of James.
One day Sara went to hotel room of James, there he gave her drugs and raped her and then sold her to prostitution racket.

Thus Sara only thought about the Physical beauty of James she never thought about the heart and intentions of James.

Reality views by sm –
Sunday, January 16, 2011