The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer. The Picture of Dorian Gray
The compensation of growing old ... was simply this; that the passion remains as strong as ever, but one has gained -- at last! -- the power which adds the supreme flavour to existence -- the power of taking hold of experience, of turning it round, slowly, in the light. Mrs. Dalloway
“Have you never observed how invincible and unconquerable is spirit and how the presence of it makes the soul of any creature to be absolutely fearless and indomitable?” Republic
Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations. Atomic Habits
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