of beauty
论美
francis ban/弗朗西斯·培根
virtue is like a rich stone，best p set；and surely virtue is best， a body that is ely，though not of delicate features；and that hath rather dignity of presence，than beauty of aspect
neither is it alost seen，that very beautiful perns are otherwise of great virtue；as if nature were rather by，not to err，than bor to produce excellencyand therefore they prove aoplished，but not of great spirit；and study rather behavior，than virtuebut this holds not always：for augt caesar，tit vespasian，philip le belle of france，edward the fourth of engnd，alcibiades of athens，isael the phy of persia，were all high and great spirits；and yet the ost beautiful n of their tis
美德好比宝石，在朴素背景的衬托下反而会显得更加华丽。同样。一个打扮并不华贵，却端庄、严肃且具有高尚美德的人是令人肃然起敬的，这与所谓的外表美毫无关系。