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beauty fades, dumb is forever

beauty fades, dumb is forever proverb: one's attractiveness will diminish over time, but one's stupidity is perpetual.

Proverb

beauty fades, dumb is forever

  1. One's attractiveness will diminish over time, but one's stupidity is perpetual.

Origin of beauty fades, dumb is forever

Popularized by the American court-show arbitrator Judy Sheindlin.

Questions about beauty fades, dumb is forever

What does beauty fades, dumb is forever mean?
Beauty fades, dumb is forever means one's attractiveness will diminish over time, but one's stupidity is perpetual.
What part of speech is beauty fades, dumb is forever?
Beauty fades, dumb is forever is a proverb.

Words near beauty fades, dumb is forever in the dictionary

  1. beauty contests
  2. beauty dish
  3. beauty dishes
  4. beauty factories
  5. beauty factory
  6. beauty fades, dumb is forever
  7. beauty hall
  8. beauty halls
  9. beauty heart radish
  10. beauty heart radishes
  11. beauty is but skin-deep

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