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The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when th
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"The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy"

- Mark Helprin

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This quote speaks with the idea that life is full of small victories, but that these victories are short lived. The allegory of pearls on a rope recommends that life is a string of these success, yet that the rope can break at any time, triggering the pearls to roll away in both perfection as well as anarchy. This suggests that life is unpredictable which we must not become too connected to our successes, as they can be eliminated from us at any moment. The quote likewise suggests that we should not come to be as well intoxicated with our successes, as they are just momentary. Rather, we must focus on the larger photo as well as strive for more purposeful success. Eventually, this quote serves as a tip that life is unpredictable and that we ought to not become as well connected to our successes.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Mark Helprin somewhere between June 28, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 5 other quotes.

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