When she was asked to reveal her beauty secrets, actress Audrey Hepburn quoted this poem, which was read at her funeral:
–To have attractive lips, pronounce words of kindness.
–To have beautiful eyes, look at what beautiful people have in them.
–To stay thin, share your meals with those who are hungry.
–To have beautiful hair, let a child pass his hand every day in it.
–To have a beautiful maintenance, walk knowing that you are never alone, because those who love you and loved you accompany you.
–People, more than objects, need to be repaired, tended, revived, claimed and saved; never reject anyone.
–Think about it; if one day you need a hand helping, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
–As you get older, you will realize that you have two hands, one to help yourself, the other to help those who need it.
–The Beauty of a Woman is not in the clothes she wears, her face or her way of fixing her hair. The Beauty of a Woman is seen in her eyes, for it is the open door on her heart, the source of her love.
–The Beauty of a Woman is not in her makeup, but in the true beauty of her soul. It is the tenderness that she gives, love, passion that expresses and gives cadence to her Beauty.
Beauty lies in the soul….so true !!
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Profound beauty secrets!!
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Thanks Radhika and what a profound woman also.
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What an incredibly wise woman she was, as beautiful on the inside as she was on the out. π
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Miriam indeed an inspiring lady. Thanks so much ππππππ
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What a lovely legacy she left Kamal. She is an ongoing inspiration to many.
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Yes Brigid she sure is to all us womenfolk. Thanks for your valuable feedback.ππππππ
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Profound.. Beauty always comes from within, that’s the beauty of a soul.. Thanks for sharing this beautiful piece.. πππΌ
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Welcome ππ π so much for your valuable words, Debi. Audrey was an inspiration to all of us.
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Indeed she was.. ππ
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Yes Debi ππππππ
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Very true.In the superficial world that judges on the basis of external beauty, this poem shows what real beauty is.Thanks a lot for sharing
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Meena in today world of superficiality u sure want these qualities in a woman. Thanks so much ππππππ
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Kamal, thank you for sharing this beautiful poem, it speaks such truth.
I knew Audrey Hepburn was a very beautiful and fun woman. Never realised
how wise.
Miriam
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Yes she was a beauty and she had said profound truth for a woman, Miriam. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback ππππππ
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In total agreement with your last point, Kamal!!
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True words of wisdom has she spoken, Indira ππ ππ π Thanks so much dear.
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Words of wisdom. Some of us are still hung up on the “beauty” thing, knowing it’s all inside. Gotta work on that.
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words we don’t know that beauty is what our inner soul is, Claudia. She is awesome. Thanks so much πππππππ
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There is so much truth in these words, Kamal. A lovely post.
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Thanks so much Robbie and I agree totally with your words, Audrey has said it so truly for all women.πππππππ
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I understood that she did not write these words but claimed them as her favourite π
Audrey Hepburn was also a carrier for the Belgian Underground Anti-Nazi Movement in World War II when she was only a teenager like most Dutch children.
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K never knew this story of hers, Kate. Thanks for letting me know. Anyways but I liked the profound essence of inspiring words on what real beauty is. πππππππ
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and the fact that the most beautiful woman in the world recognised their truth π
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True Kate and I would like to say we r all having an inner beauty which with the grace of God will fructify in everyone’s life.ππππππ
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we do indeed Kamal, but she had inner and physical beauty π
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Yes absolutely true Kateπππππ
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The real beauty, shines only from within and the heart of compassion for others. Great post Kamal.
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True beauty that is real will always shine from within. Thanks Cornelia for your valuable feedback ππππππ
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Perfect example of beautiful human being with beautiful soul!!Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
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Sorry deeksha
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No worries at all!
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Beautiful words. I couldn’t agree more. I could just wonder over the person who wrote it.
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words Prafulla. Words of wisdom ππ π. Thanks so much.
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Valuable beauty secrets
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Thanks so much Meenakshi πππππ
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This is so beautiful Kamal and definitely worthy of writing in my journal.
Hope you are well, all ticking along here.
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Yes Margaret all good ππ and ticking, hope all is well with you. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback
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All well Kamal thanks, youβre welcome re comments. ππ
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Great to hear that, Margaret.ππππππΏππΏπππΏ
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She was beautiful in so many ways π π
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Yes Jo she was an amazing beautiful woman. Thanks so much πππππ
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Love the beauty of words !
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Thanks Jyoπππ
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The eyes are the mirror to the heart… if u can read them u can see through millions of emotions..
The beauty of soul remains for ever the one u see outside fades with time..
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Yes Shilpa I completely understand and agree totally with your words. Beauty is skin deep and profound. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback dearπππππππ
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It’s always an inspiration and thought provoking to read your work…
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Thanks so much for your kind words Shilpa. U know I have published a poetry book and it is on Amazon Kindle if u would like to download the book which is simple and nice to read u can do so. πππππππ
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Wow awesome.. congratulations I am so happy to hear that… plz share the link I would love to download and read it..
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Shilpa there is no link as such go to Amazon Kindle to buy the book if u type Poet’s Touch’that is my book u will get it so if u want to read as an ebook u will have to pay 209 from your credit card and then u can read the entire book. I have posted my book on my blog too. Have a look. Thanks so much for your love and support, Shilpa. Do let me know once u download from Amazon Kindle. Love and hugs.πππππππππ
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Beautiful words and a beautiful lesson, these words are so true. Am extending hand is an extending soul and thatβs beauty.
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Yes so true and agree totally with your wonderful words Roy. That is the Beauty of A Woman. She is awesome. Thanks so much dear.
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I also agree lovely, the beauty of a woman.πΉπΉ
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Thanks so much Roy.
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This is wonderfully beautiful!
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Thanks so much Lisa and the beauty is so beautifully said by Audrey Hepburn.
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Kamal you are doing great. It is true beauty lies in her soul not in materialism.
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Thanks Moushmi and yes I completely agree with your valuable words. Beauty lies not outside but in our soul from where love and kindness emerges. Thanks so much.
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Always a pleasure to read your work.
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Thanks so much dear Moushmi π ππ π
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Thank you for quoting her poem, Kamal. I love watching movies with Audrey Hepburn. Yes, her poem is insightful.
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She was an awesome person and a beauty herself. Her poem sure was profound and inspiring for all of us. Thanks once again, Miriam.
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Yes, she was, Kamal. Youβre welcome.
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That’s beautiful. Beauty is only skin deep. It’s their character and virtues that matter. π
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Shweta. Beauty that is so truly spoken by Audrey Hepburn ππππππ
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So true! And it takes a beautiful soul to appreciate true beauty β€
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Yes absolutely true, da-AL only a woman can understand the beauty in all her essence. Thanks so much.
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What a beautiful expression on women. Marvellous post Kamal.
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Yes and that is the beauty of a woman so beautifully told by Audrey. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback.
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Beautiful words of wisdom. Thank you for sharing.
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Welcome Bev so much.
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So great, thanks for sharing that poem
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Welcome always ππ π Denise
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There is so much wisdom in these words.
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True and she has really shown us what a real beauty is of a Woman. Thanks dear.
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All said and done about the virtues what one should possess with the possessions.
But still why women tend to do make up, do hair styling, dress gorgeously, jewellery on body, stylish footwear and so on?
See Kamal the same thing cannot be done as much by Men isn’t? Woman is symbol of attraction. She looks good, no she looks best in all the above I have mentioned. Not only Audrey Hepburn most celebrities have kind heart and good in behaviour. Many women I have seen who are pure in heart and action look much more Beautiful with all outer upgradation.
Nice!
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Yes i completely agree with you and that is a Woman who likes to show her outward beauty to men too. And yes, Shiva there are many, many women who possess such good qualities of kindness and generosity in their life and they also take it to the masses. Thanks once again for these lovely words.
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This brought me so much encouragement. Definitely needed this today. Thanks for sharing! π
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That is good to hear, Sharon. Hope this beauty in all her inner essence inspires you. Thanks so much ππππππ
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And she was a beautiful and very special woman.
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Yes for sure ππππ π and what lovely thoughs about beauty of a woman. Thanks again
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Yes indeed! The real beauty of a woman is not purely based on physical outlook but it is seen on the calmness of her spirit and the sanctity of her soul. And it is also seen the way she smiles… Thank you for sharing this very inspiring and motivating post! Stay blessed!
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Welcome ππ π always. Love and hugs to you.
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Beauty lies within!
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Yes completely. Thanks.
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What a beauty! She was truly a beautiful actress.
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Yes absolutely and she was a fantastic woman who knew what beauty lies below a woman. Thanks so much ππππππ
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Just beautiful
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Thanks ππ π Rupali
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Wow, a lot to think about
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Yes I completely agree. Thanks.
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So beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.
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Welcome ππ π shubhaangi
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Thanks for your reblog
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Great post!
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Thanks Katie.
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just amazing
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