Skip to content

Beauty Quote by Christina Rossetti

“She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.” quote by Christina Rossetti
Download Open image
“She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.”

Christina Rossetti

About This Quote

Source Poem: "A Birthday" (1881) in collection "Goblin Market and Other Poems"

She sacrifices superficial beauty for deeper truth, rejecting vanity for authenticity.

In simple terms: She chooses truth over beauty.

Key Takeaway

Value inner truth over appearance.

Themes

sacrifice truth vanity

Mood

reflective melancholic

Type

poetic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • personal relationships
  • artistic expression
  • moral decisions

Key Concepts

authenticity self‑renunciation spiritual growth

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does true beauty mean to you?
  • How can you balance truth and joy?
A Different Perspective

May idealize suffering; neglect self‑care.

3.6 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by Christina Rossetti

Explore all 137 Christina Rossetti quotes

More Beauty quotes

Browse all 24,354 Beauty quotes