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For the complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity. The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in order to shut out the tranquility of the evening. Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English novelist and playwright [William Somerset Maugham]
The Summing Up, ch. 73 (1938)More about this quote: wist.info/maugham-william-some…
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For the complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity. The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in order to shut out the tranquility of the evening. Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English novelist and playwright [William Somerset Maugham]
The Summing Up, ch. 73 (1938)More about this quote: wist.info/maugham-william-some…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #maugham #somersetmaugham #wsomersetmaugham #williamsomersetmaugham #aging #completeness #goodlife #growingold #oldage #perspective #pleasure #gettingold #livingwell -
A quotation from The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh, where are you roaming?
You will never find the eternal life
that you seek. When the gods created mankind,
they also created death, and they held back
eternal life for themselves alone.
Humans are born, they live, and then they die,
this is the order that the gods have decreed.
But until the end comes, enjoy your life,
spend it in happiness, not despair.
Savor your food, make each of your days
a delight, bathe and anoint yourself,
wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean,
let music and dancing fill your house,
love the child who holds you by the hand,
and give your wife pleasure in your embrace.
That is the best way for a man to live.Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2100–1200 BC) Sumerian myth
Tablet 10, col. 3 [Siduri] [tr. Mitchell (2004)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gilgamesh/81779/
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"Where are my blankets?" - Shylo
"I'm washing them for you." - Me
"I'll make do, but hurry up." - Shylo
Her life seems pretty good. (3/3)#cat #cats #Caturday #Saturday #Sunday #Shylo #orangecat #gingercat #catbed #shoebox #towel #blanket #spoiled #goodlife #catsofmastodon #mastodoncats
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"Where are my blankets?" - Shylo
"I'm washing them for you." - Me
"I'll make do, but hurry up." - Shylo
Her life seems pretty good. (2/3)#cat #cats #Caturday #Saturday #Sunday #Shylo #orangecat #gingercat #catbed #shoebox #towel #blanket #spoiled #goodlife #catsofmastodon #mastodoncats
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"Where are my blankets?" - Shylo
"I'm washing them for you." - Me
"I'll make do, but hurry up." - Shylo
Her life seems pretty good. (1/3)#cat #cats #Caturday #Saturday #Sunday #Shylo #orangecat #gingercat #catbed #shoebox #towel #blanket #spoiled #goodlife #catsofmastodon #mastodoncats