130 Inner Beauty Quotes On Life, Love And Success

By Danielle Dahl

Writer, Ph.D Candidate and Inspirational quote curator

Updated November 8, 2023

These inner beauty quotes will make you feel more beautiful about yourself inside and out.

What makes a person beautiful?

That’s a subjective question, and the answers vary greatly.

Movie stars, philosophers, authors, and just about everyone else have weighed in on the subject of what it means to be beautiful.

According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, 70% of respondents believed that inner beauty is more important than physical beauty in determining overall attractiveness.

This emphasizes the significance of inner beauty in making a positive impact on people’s lives, both personally and professionally.

Why Does Inner Beauty Matter?

Beauty is more than how we present ourselves on the outside.

Inner beauty is what makes us different from one another, that sparkle or glow that is our own unique essence.

It can’t be bottled and sold to the masses, though the 20 billion dollar cosmetics industry keeps trying!

I hope these quotes about inner beauty help you find your own and leave you with a sense of appreciation for being who you are!

Today you are you, that is truer than true.

There is no one alive that is youer than you (Dr. Suess)! And that is a beautiful thing.

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Inner Beauty Quotes On Where Beauty Can Be Found

A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that people with higher levels of inner beauty traits, such as honesty and kindness, were perceived as more likable and trustworthy.

This highlights the importance of inner beauty in building strong relationships and achieving success.

1. “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran

2. “At the core of your heart, you are perfect and pure. No one and nothing can alter that.” – Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

3. “It’s that heart of gold and stardust shine that makes you beautiful.” – R.M. Broderick

4. “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” – Audrey Hepburn

5. “When beauty lives in the heart, it doesn’t need to show up anywhere else.” – Steve Goodier, Joy Along the Way: Sixty-Second Readings That Make the Trip Worthwhile

6. “Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.” – H. G. Wells

7. “Whole life is a search for beauty. But, when the beauty is found inside, the search ends and a beautiful journey begins.” – Harshit Walia

8. “A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive.” – J.S.B. Morse, Now and at the Hour of Our Death

9. “True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.” – Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea

Inner Beauty Quotes About Confidence And Happiness

A survey by the American Psychological Association found that 81% of people believe that kindness is essential for a successful relationship.

This indicates that inner beauty traits like kindness are essential for building successful relationships in both personal and professional settings.

10. “When I was your age…I wish I’d known that I already had everything I needed within myself to be happy, instead of looking for happiness at beauty counters.” – Ilene Beckerman

11. “Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.” – Taylor Swift

12. “A great figure or physique is nice, but it’s self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.” – Vivica Fox

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13. “Groom yourself with a comb of confidence and inner beauty.” – Suyasha Subedi

14. “I know my best angles.” – Scarlet Johannson

15. “Maybe it’s NOT Maybelline. Maybe you were just born with it.” – Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

16. “How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin – that’s what really makes you beautiful.” – Bobbi Brown

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Inner Beauty Quotes About Kindness And The World

17. “Outer beauty is transient, but the inner beauty of a kind heart gets brighter with time. Be kind and get prettier forever.” – Debasish Mridha

18. “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.” – Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

19. “Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.” – Shannon L. Alder

20. “Beauty is an expression of the inner and outer simplicity, kindness, and uniqueness of a person.” – Debasish Mridha

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21. “Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness, we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being.” – Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power

22. “If people were more concerned with how they looked on the inside, then on the outside, the world would be a nicer place to exist.” – David Walsh

23. “Be kind. It will reveal your true inner beauty.” – Debasish Mridha

24. “When you’re a beautiful person on the inside, nothing in the world can change that about you. Jealousy is the result of one’s lack of self-confidence, self-worth, and self-acceptance. The Lesson: If you can’t accept yourself, then certainly no one else will.” – Sasha Azevedo

25. “The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.” – Francis Quarles

26. “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” – Markus Zusak

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Inner Beauty And The Light And Glow Within

27. “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

28. “It’s [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.” – Cameron Diaz

29. “Don’t let anyone take away your inner glow.” – Jyoti Patel

30. “In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.” – Shannon L. Alder

31. “There’s more to a person than flesh. Judge others by the sum of their soul and you’ll see that beauty is a force of light that radiates from the inside out.” – Aaron Lauritsen

32. “There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone’s spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that’s beautiful to me.” – Liv Tyler

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Inner Beauty Quotes On What It Means To Be Beautiful

33. “The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” – P.C. Cast, Betrayed

34. “Beauty is defined not by our physical appearance but who we choose to be.” – Andrew Davenport

35. “True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.” – Ellen DeGeneres

36. “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly lies to the bone. Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own! Create and cultivate Inner Beauty that never fades away but grows and matures with Time!” – Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate

37. “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” – Sophia Loren

38. “Beauty is the illumination of your soul.” – John O’Donohue

39. “Pretty is something you’re born with. But beautiful, that’s an equal opportunity adjective.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Inner Beauty Quotes That Will Make Your Day

40. “Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.” – Kate Angell, Squeeze Play

41. “Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.” – Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

42. “Not much to look at, but as with all true beauty, it is what’s inside that counts.” – Matt Sewell, Our Garden Birds

43. “When the inner beauty exceeds the outward beauty–it creates a magical dance in the heart.” – Angie Karan

44. “We see the beauty within and cannot say no.” – Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

45. “Meditation is realizing and expanding your inner beauty in every direction.” – Amit Ray

46. “Because true beauty comes from within, from the person you are.” – Sara Ella, Unraveling

47. “Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.” – Priscilla Presley

48. “Focus on your inner beauty. Outer beauty will draw people to you, inner beauty will keep them in your presence.” – Robert Overstreet

49. “I believe inner beauty is beauty in its truest form. When we nurture ourselves, it brings an inevitable, positive transformation.” – Paula Abdul

50. “Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.” – Naya Rivera

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Outer Beauty And Inner Beauty Quotes

51. “As if you were on fire from within. The moon lives in the lining of your skin.” – Pablo Neruda

52. “No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

53. “Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside.” – Marilyn Monroe

54. “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.” – Audrey Hepburn

55. “What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?” – Jess C. Scott

56. “If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.” – Criss Jami

57. “Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.” – Shannon L. Alder

58. “There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.” – Aaron Lauritsen

59. “Some of the most beautiful things worth having in your life come wrapped in a crown of thorns.” – Shannon L. Alder

60. “You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.” – Lisa Kleypas

Insightful Inner Beauty Quotes To Ponder On

61. “The beauty that we find in the world is a reflection of the beauty inside of us.” ― Abhijit Naskar

62. “No one cares for the exterior.” ― Anne Brontë

63. “If inner beauty really mattered, gyms wouldn’t have been so crowded & libraries so empty…” ― Nitya Prakash

64. “Your inner light is what makes you beautiful.” ― Mary Davis

65. “Let your inner beauty be your main force.” ― Anoir Ou-Chad

66. “Create a beautiful inside and you will look more beautiful on the outside.” ― Charles F Glassman

67. “The so called ‘inner beauty’ is simply character. It’s your behaviour or attitude towards the world and people around you. Meaning, it can be beautiful and ugly too!” ― Mwanandeke Kindembo

68. “Love beyond physical appearance is divine in nature.” ― Arshia Mittal

69. “A smart woman doesn’t have to think if she is beautiful. A beautiful woman doesn’t have to think if she is smart.” ― Ljupka Cvetanova

70. “Her INNER BEAUTY is what makes her outer beauty exquisitely beautiful.” ― Stephanie Lahart

Inner Beauty Quotes To Feel Good About Yourself

71. “I really do believe that inner beauty is so much more than any kind of outer beauty.” — Rachele Brooke Smith

72. “When a photographer or a person sees your beauty, your inner beauty, it makes you feel special like, “Wow, someone saw that within me.” — Jamel Shabazz

73. “Our dreams are expressions of our inner beauty. I’ve learned that it’s completely okay to want whatever you want.” — Sheri Fink

74. “I say that inner beauty doesn’t exist. That’s something that unpretty women invented to justify themselves.” — Osmel Sousa

75. “Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.” — Meher Baba

76. “A compassionate soul is inner beauty.” — Keiko Fukuda

77. “Serenity and inner beauty come when we wait upon God. “Waiting” like that is not merely wasting time.” — Eva Burrows

78. “Inner beauty radiates from within, and there’s nothing more beautiful than when a woman feels beautiful on the inside.” — Erin Heatherton

79. “I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty – compassion, affection and respect.” — Dalai Lama

80. “Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.” — Cindy Margolis

Inner Beauty Quotes To Give You Confidence

81. “Inner beauty, too, needs occasionally to be told it is beautiful.” ― Robert Breault

82. “My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I’m not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty – I read a lot, I try to learn.” ― Bar Refaeli

83. “There is no actual law that says that a person of inner beauty cannot also maintain an appearance.” ― Robert Breault

84. “What matters is not your outward appearance. . . but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle gracious kind that God delights in.” ― Saint Peter

85. “Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible.” ― Paulo Coelho

86. “Raw and honest is what I go for [in my style of shooting]. I am looking for your inner beauty. The outside tells a story… But together is raw honesty.” ― Nikki Sixx

87. “My mom has always told me that beauty fades but inner beauty is forever. There’s nothing more beautiful than a woman [who] takes care of [herself].” ― Beyonce Knowles

88. “If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

89. “It’s all about embracing your inner beauty and just living for yourself.” ― Melanie Brown

90. “I think everybody should focus on inner beauty.” ― Paloma Faith

Inner Beauty Quotes To Embrace Your True Self

91. “Our inner beauty is that Kingdom of Heaven that lies within. It is a fragrance and the signature of our soul.” ― Angie karan

92. “Who cares for your beauty if your heart and mind is ugly” ― Alex Haditaghi

93. “The spiritual process does not look outward to find beauty, but it is a process of looking inwards to see the inner beauty.” ― Debasish Mridha

94. “Beauty is not out there; it is the reflection of your inner beauty. You carry it with you always.” ― Debasish Mridha

95. “Humanity reveals her inner beauty through the interplay of gratitude, love, and kindness.” ― Debasish Mridha

96. “Once you enhance your inner vision with deep meditation, you may be able to see your inner beauty and inner universe.” ― Debasish Mridha

97. “The best way to love someone is to let them reveal their inner beauty that will enlighten your soul and the heart of the universe.” ― Debasish Mridha

98. “True beauty can only be beheld by those who have an immense heart, not sharp eyes.” ― Raven Huffman

99. “Never forget to appreciate yourself and to reveal your own inner beauty.” ― Debasish Mridha

100. “Nobody can steal my inner beauty, tranquility, and peace without my consent.” ― Debasish Mridha

Inner Beauty Quotes To Celebrate Your Personality

101. “Outer beauty is a veil over our eyes, so we don’t see inner positivity i.e. inner beauty.” ― Chandrakant Kannake

102. “I believe beauty is not the outside physical one but the inner deeper one – the true beauty of a person.” ― Avijeet Das

103. “I concentrate more on inner beauty because when I worry too much or think negatively, it shows through my skin.” ― Dahyun

104. “I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty.” ― Leila Lopes

105. “When it comes to the qualities that I look for in a partner, I’d say looks are a factor but the inner beauty is more important as it adds to the personality.” ― Sara Khan

106. “Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.” ― Coco Chanel

107. “As we all know, there is inner beauty and outer beauty. If we examine inner beauty, to me there is nothing more beautiful than inner peace, in a man or a woman.” ― Alice Greczyn

108. “Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside – to have a big heart and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

109. “Do all the good you can & create a life that feels good on the inside,not one that just looks good on the outside. It is inner beauty which matters most.” ― Dr Anil Kumar Sinha

110. “Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face.” ― Dolores Del Rio

Inner Beauty Quotes That Shine Your Light

111. “Angels only care about what you look like on the inside. A pure heart is the vessel that contains a soul’s true beauty.” ― Molly Friedenfeld

112. “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.” ― Whitney Houston

113. “Beauty is not something you buy; instead, beauty is what lies within.” ― Byron Pulsifer

114. “Character develops in stream of struggle and adversity. Character is the foundation of your inner beauty which reflects in your personality.” ― Anil Sinha

115. “Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.” ― Jane Seymour

116. “Outer beauty is a gift. Inner beauty is an accomplishment.” ― Randi G. Fine

117. “Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.” ― Alex Flinn

118. “Outer beauty turns the head, but inner beauty turns the heart.” ― Helen J. Russell

119. “Angels only care about what you look like on the inside. A pure heart is a vessel that contains a soul’s true beauty.” ― Molly Friedenfeld

120. “As we open our hearts to others, we begin to discover the truth of our own inner beauty, inner strength and inner light.” ― Susan Jeffers

121. “To form a new relationship with yourself, you must first acknowledge that the inner world is more real than the outer world.” ― Grace Grossmann

122. “I choose to live in peace today. I choose to get lost in my inner beauty today.” ― Debasish Mridha

123. “The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you reveals the true state of your heart.” ― Mandy Hale

124. “You’ve gotta love yourself enough to look INSIDE you & not BESIDE you for your joy, confidence, & self worth.” ― Mandy Hale

125. “You’re beautiful, just the way you are. Shine on. And dare anyone to turn off the lights.” ― Mandy Hale

126. “When someone loves you, they always think you’re beautiful. Those who don’t see your beauty can’t really see you at all.” ― Andrea Hurst

127. “The Holy Grail is within you – find your Inner Treasure” ― Jay Woodman

128. “Cinderella had to dress up so that the Prince could see her inner beauty.” ― Ljupka Cvetanova

129. “The power of greatness lies within each of us.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

130. “Living in harmony with one another brings inner tranquility.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

What Makes You Beautiful?

That’s a subjective question, and I would bet the answers vary greatly, depending on who you ask.

Regardless of what any public figure has to say about the subject, there is someone in your life who has an opinion about your beauty.

The most beautiful thing we can do as human beings is to represent ourselves in such a way that the outside world can not help but see our glow!

There were so many quotes to pick from on this subject because inner beauty matters.