Quote by Graham Greene

Beauty is like success: we can't love it for long.

Beauty is like success: we can't love it for long.

Summary

This quote suggests that both beauty and success are temporary and fleeting. Just as we cannot hold onto success forever, our admiration for beauty also tends to diminish over time. It implies that our fascination with external appearances and achievements is short-lived, emphasizing the impermanence of these superficial attributes in our lives.

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