First-rate pursuits involving, as they must, trying to understand what life is about and trying to convey that understanding — inevitably result in a sense...

First-rate pursuits involving, as they must, trying to understand what life is about and trying to convey that understanding — inevitably result in a sense of failure. A Napoleon, a Churchill, a Roosevelt can feel themselves to be successful, but never a Socrates, a Pascal, a Blake. Understanding is for ever unattainable. Therein lies the inevitability of failure in embarking upon its quest, which is none the less the only one worthy of serious attention.

quote by Malcolm Muggeridge
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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