Beauty without virtue is as a flower without perfume. (French Proverb)
The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail. (French Proverb)
Fair flowers do not remain long by the wayside. (French Proverb)
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. (French Proverb)