--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Whether thus adorned she would have been…" description: "\"“Whether thus adorned she would have been beautiful or not, and what she must have been in her prosperity, may be imagined from the beauty remaining to..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra-1_beauty_whether-thus-adorned-she-would-have-been_9520.jpg" --- # Whether thus adorned she would have been beautiful or not… ![“Whether thus adorned she would have been beautiful or not, and what she must have been in her prosperity, may be imagined from the beauty remaining to her after so many hardships; for, as everyone knows, the beauty of some women has its times and its seasons, and is increased or diminished by…” quote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra-1_beauty_whether-thus-adorned-she-would-have-been_9520.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra-1_beauty_whether-thus-adorned-she-would-have-been_9520.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra-1_beauty_whether-thus-adorned-she-would-have-been_9520.jpg) > ““Whether thus adorned she would have been beautiful or not, and what she must have been in her prosperity, may be imagined from the beauty remaining to her after so many hardships; for, as everyone knows, the beauty of some women has its times and its seasons, and is increased or diminished by chance causes; and naturally the emotions of the mind will heighten or impair it, though indeed more frequently they totally destroy it.”” [Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-de-cervantes-saavedra/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Physical beauty is fleeting, shaped by circumstances and inner emotional states, and can be eroded by hardship and mental turmoil. **In simple terms:** Beauty is transient and influenced by external and internal factors. Key Takeaway Beauty depends on both chance and mindset. 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