beauty into the life; to cultivate the esthetic faculties, which in
most people are wholly undeveloped and inactive! To some it is like
going into God's great gallery of charm and beauty. They find in the
landscape, the valley, the mountains, the fields, the meadows, the
flowers, the streams, the brooks and the rivers, riches that no money
can buy; beauties that would enchant the angels. But this beauty and
glory can not be bought; they are only for those who can see them,
appreciate them--who can read their message and respond to their
affinity.

Have you never felt the marvelous power of beauty in nature? If not,
you have missed one of the most exquisite joys in life. I was once
going through the Yosemite Valley, and after riding one hundred miles
in a stage-coach over rough mountain roads, I was so completely
exhausted that it did not seem as though I could keep my seat until we
traveled over the ten more miles which would bring us to our
destination. But on looking down from the top of the mountain I caught
a glimpse of the celebrated Yosemite Falls and the surrounding scenery,
just as the sun broke through the clouds; and there was revealed a
picture of such rare beauty and marvelous picturesqueness that every
particle of fatigue, brain-fag, and muscle weariness departed in an
instant. My whole soul thrilled with a winged sense of sublimity,
grandeur, and beauty, which I had never experienced before, and which I
never can forget. I felt a spiritual uplift which brought tears of joy
to my eyes.

No one can contemplate the wonderful beauties of Nature and doubt that
the Creator must have intended that man, made in His own image and
likeness, should be equally beautiful.

Beauty of character, charm of manner, attractiveness and graciousness
of expression, a godlike bearing, are our birthrights. Yet how ugly,
stiff, coarse, and harsh in appearance and bearing many of us are! No
one can afford to disregard his good looks or personal appearance.

But if we wish to beautify the outer, we must first beautify the inner,
for every thought and every motion shapes the delicate tracings of our
face for ugliness or beauty. Inharmonious and destructive attitudes of
mind will warp and mar the most beautiful features.

Shakespeare says: "God has given you one face and you make yourselves
another." The mind can make beauty or ugliness at will.

A sweet, noble disposition is absolutely essential to the highest form