Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
VirgilRead
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
Interpretation
The most enjoyable times in life seem to pass by quickly.
This quote by Virgil reflects on the transient nature of joyful moments, suggesting that our happiest experiences tend to be fleeting. It serves as a reminder to cherish these times and to appreciate the beauty of life as it unfolds, as they often slip away quicker than we expect.
In practice
This quote can be used in a toast at a celebration to remind everyone to savor the joyful moments.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person.
Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it's not out there is that it's inside us.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.
I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.
The only time that I am really truly happy—when I feel at my best—is when I'm on the stage.
The pleasure of eating should be an extensive pleasure, not that of the mere gourmet. People who know the garden in which their vegetables have grown and know that the garden is healthy will remember the beauty of the growing plants, perhaps in the dewy first light of morning when gardens are at their best. Such a memory involves itself with the food and is one of the pleasures of eating. (pg. 326, The Pleasures of Eating)
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