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
28 comments:
I liked your post detailing the different ways in which the proverb 'Beauty is only skin deep' could be understood and the short story to explain further
I agree to everything, specially the 7th point...today i see many people who are extremely sweet , but not so good really.
I don't think you can generalise like that, a person who is good to look at may be bad and that a person who is not good looking may be bad.A person not so good looking may be bad from inside also, and similarly a good looking can be bad or good too from the inside. One cannot judge people on their looks. Anything can happen in any kind of situation.
Very Well Described & Explained About 'Beauty Is Only Skin Deep'
I like the way you explain man. But there are many people like Sara.
KParthasarathi,,
thanks.
Renu,,
thanks.
rama,,
thanks.
i agree with you its not guarantee,
this is the just proverb and old saying sometimes its right and sometimes its wrong.
Creativity!!,,
thanks.
Nrupen Masram,,
thanks.
Yes there are many
Beauty cannot measure the thoughts, words and deeds of a human being.
The proverbial saying may not be 100 pecent true, but proverbs and sayings are always thoughtful.
Gouri Guha,,
thanks.
we judge a person whom we donot know based on his looks... we have no other choices have we?!
Jon,,
thanks.
Sm, Your posts on "Proverb Meaning Stories" are interesting readings...read few of them.
This proverb has good wisdom.In day to day life we do fall for such traps, we must stay conscious.
Usha,,
thanks.
Nice thinking and nice blog
http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/
Shanthi,,
thanks.
Britishers never give a damn for morality. And lesser for proverbs as such.
The beauty to them is the Fibonacci series. The golden ratio law.
Shanthi,,
thanks.
Kirtivasan,,
thanks.
nice but veri short
bellissimo avere questi ragguagli, per la bellezza farei di tutto , adesso uso vandel skin e sono più bella!
sara
that story was so creepy because I my name is actually Sarah too...
Wish you could post more proverbs with meanings and examples
Rama, I agree with everything you said. Any thing can happen in any kind of situation. The way peoples are in the world today. Life is like a box's of chocolate you never no what your gonna get.
I liked your story at the end. i had a hard time explaining it to my cousin as not being messed up and actually being an excellent example. great job, hope to see more
Thanks again any story you can publish