Beauty Quote by Honoré de Balzac

“Were it that intelligence, skill, or quality were prime determinants of success, I might have an easier time of it.”

— Forest F. White

“When I was young, I was dazzled by all the things life could offer me. I thought I was capable of achieving all of…

— Paulo Coelho

“The most important thing I gained from my travels was the knowledge that one could achieve anything with determination and an ounce of luck.”

— Stefan Waydenfeld

“It had been easier to present a self in full possession of pride and confidence.”

— Colm Tóibín

“It was a hard struggle, but what I have in life I have earned with my own hands. I have done well, and I…

— Carol Ryrie Brink

“Intellectually, true beauty is very difficult to distinguish a priori from the bloom of youth.”

— André Breton

“...and youth, strength, genius, thoughts, achievements, simple hearts-all dies...No matter.”

— Joseph Conrad

“-honor won in youth grows with age.”

— Nam Le

“It had taken skill, tact, an ability to choose friends well, and a great deal of luck”

— Guy Gavriel Kay

“As a human, I'd never been best at anything... Obviously I could be counted out of anything athletic. Not artistic or musical, no particular…

— Stephenie Meyer

“By being beautiful and kind you are given favored status and opportunity in life.”

— Bryant McGill

“But some things did not change... Courage, for instance. Dedication to a cause. Comradeship. When they were strong and pure, when they came from…

— Juliet Marillier