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Walter Pater

To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.

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Walter Pater means that true success is living with intense passion and clarity, like a bright, unyielding flame. This kind of success is about sustaining a deep, joyful intensity in life rather than achieving external goals.

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