The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano -is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
Logan Pearsall SmithRead
This nice and subtle happiness of reading, this joy not chilled by age, this polite and unpunished vice, this selfish, serene life-long intoxication.
Interpretation
Reading brings a timeless joy that is both indulgent and fulfilling.
In this quote, Logan Pearsall Smith eloquently describes the profound happiness derived from reading. He emphasizes how this joy remains unaffected by the passage of time and is perceived as a harmless pleasure, presenting reading as an enriching and blissful escape that can be cherished throughout one's life.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of literature in education.
The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano -is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance
I don't think... one get a flash of happiness once, and never again; it is there deep within you.
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The ideal hole is surely one that affords the greatest pleasure to the greatest number, gives the fullest advantage for accurate play, stimulates players to improve their game, and never becomes monotonous.
Sometimes the memory of happiness cannot stay true because it ended unhappily.
There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too.
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