Beautiful gifts sometimes come adorned in ugly wrapping.

A fool is surrounded by blessings, but is chained by folly and thus cannot reach them. A wise person is surrounded by blessings, and has extra-long arms to reach for them.

A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.

Roses have no reason to envy daisies.

A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion.

The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.