For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his or her fingers through it
once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored,
renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed;
Never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older you will discover that you
have two hands;
one for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.
By
Sam Levenson (1911-1980)
From his book: "In One Era & Out the
Other"
Note: This poem was one of Audrey Hepburn's
favourite poems to quote,
and has been erroneously attributed to her.
It was actually written by
Sam Levenson and read by Audrey Hepburn on Christmas
Eve, 1992
and also on occasion when she was asked for
beauty tips.
[From Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris, 1996, Putnam]
The poem, The
Beauty of a Woman is also sometimes
added to the end of
the above quote, the validity of that
is in question.
