“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” — Henry Miller, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Tag: purpose
Quote of the Day
“All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” — James Thurber, “The Shore and the Sea”, Further Fables for Our Time
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“Suspect your own motives, and all excuses.” — Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian
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“It is only possible to succeed at second-rate pursuits — like becoming a millionaire or a prime minister, winning a war, seducing beautiful women, flying through the stratosphere or landing on the moon. First-rate pursuits involving, as they must, trying to understand what life is about and trying to convey that understanding — inevitably result in a sense of failure. A Napoleon, a Churchill, a Roosevelt can feel themselves to be successful, but never a Socrates, a Pascal, a Blake. Understanding is for ever unattainable. Therein lies the inevitability of failure in embarking upon its quest, which is none the less the only one worthy of serious attention.” — Malcolm Muggeridge, Muggeridge Through the Microphone
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“The purpose of my life is to put off dying as long as possible.” — William Saroyan, My Heart’s in the Highlands
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“The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.” — George Eliot, Felix Holt, the Radical