“To higher or lower ends, they [the majority of mankind] move too often with something of a sad countenance, with hurried and ignoble gait, becoming, unconsciously, something like thorns, in their anxiety to bear grapes; it being possible for people, in the pursuit of even great ends, to become themselves thin and impoverished in spirit and temper, thus diminishing the sum of perfection in the world, at its very sources.”
![“To higher or lower ends, they [the majority of mankind] move too often with something of a sad countenance, with hurried and ignoble gait, becoming, unconsciously, something like thorns, in their anxiety to bear grapes; it being possible for people, in the pursuit of even great ends, to become…” quote by Walter Pater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/883/walter-pater-9808_ambition_to-higher-or-lower-ends-they-the-majorit_2030769.jpg)
![“Beings become enraged and elated Through the causes for quarrels and celebrations. [154cd] They grieve and toil, they despair, And they mutilate and slay each other. Through all this and further evil deeds, they lead miserable lives, Always longing for their own happiness. [155]” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/770/karl-brunnholzl-4600_happiness_beings-become-enraged-and-elated-through_1700357.jpg)
