Walter PaterTo burn always with this hard gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
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When Walt Whitman said, "To burn always with this hard gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life," he was speaking about the satisfaction of feeling alive. We all want to feel alive. When we do, we know that we are living successfully.
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