BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

The creator and arbiter of beauty is the heart; to the male rattlesnake the female rattlesnake is the loveliest thing in nature.

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.