I was brought up imagining that cream rises to the top, merit wins out, the race is to the swift and riches to men of understanding, but it ain't necessarily so. The swift stand a better chance if they are also beautiful.
GARRISON KEILLOR, "Not Smart? Not a Problem," A Prairie Home Companion, Jun. 22, 2010
Perhaps there is no gift of nature that requires as little exertion on the part of the owner as personal beauty. I am not certain but that it is this very absence of effort which excites our admiration.
BRET HARTE, "On a Pretty Girl at the Opera"
GARRISON KEILLOR, "Not Smart? Not a Problem," A Prairie Home Companion, Jun. 22, 2010
Perhaps there is no gift of nature that requires as little exertion on the part of the owner as personal beauty. I am not certain but that it is this very absence of effort which excites our admiration.
BRET HARTE, "On a Pretty Girl at the Opera"
