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Now, when I consider my life further, I find out, or seem to, that it is under the influence of two dominating moods, which for lack of better words I must call the mood of energy and the mood of idleness: these two moods are now one, now the other, always crying out in me to be satisfied. NOW WHEN I CONSIDER MY LIFE FURTHER I FIND OUT OR SEEM TO THAT IT IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TWO DOMINATING MOODS WHICH FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS I MUST CALL THE MOOD OF ENERGY AND THE MOOD OF IDLENESS THESE TWO MOODS ARE NOW ONE NOW THE OTHER ALWAYS CRYING OUT IN ME TO BE SATISFIED
f compulsion in the events of the day, and so yield with a good grace to the terrible necessity of forming part of a world in which all, including themselves, will work honestly and live easily. THE AIMS OF ART. IN considering the Aims of Art, that is, why men toilsomely cherish and practise Art, I find myself compelled to generalize from the only specimen of humanity of which I know anything; to wit, myself. Now, when I think of what it is that I desire, I find that I can give it no other name than happiness. I want to be happy while I live; for as for death, I find that, never having experienced it, I have no conception of what it means, and so cannot even bring my mind to bear upon it. I know what it is to live; I cannot even guess what it is to be dead. Well, then, I want to be happy, and even sometimes, say generally, to be merry; and I find it difficult to believe that that is not the universal desire: so that, whatever tends towards that end I cherish with all my best endeavour.  SECTION SEVEN OF SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS THIS LIBER OF US RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ACCORDED BY DEVEREUH BRAVEN THE AIMS OF ART IN CONSIDERING THE AIMS OF ART THAT IS WHY MEN TOILSOMELY CHERISH AND PRACTISE ART I FIND MYSELF COMPELLED TO GENERALIZE FROM THE ONLY SPECIMEN OF HUMANITY OF WHICH I KNOW ANYTHING TO WIT MYSELF NOW WHEN I THINK OF WHAT IT IS THAT I DESIRE I FIND THAT I CAN GIVE IT NO OTHER NAME THAN HAPPINESS I WANT TO BE HAPPY WHILE I LIVE FOR AS FOR DEATH I FIND THAT NEVER HAVING EXPERIENCED IT I HAVE NO CONCEPTION OF WHAT IT MEANS AND SO CANNOT EVEN BRING MY MIND TO BEAR UPON IT I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO LIVE I CANNOT EVEN GUESS WHAT IT IS TO BE DEAD WELL THEN I WANT TO BE HAPPY AND EVEN SOMETIMES SAY GENERALLY TO BE MERRY AND I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS NOT THE UNIVERSAL DESIRE SO THAT WHATEVER TENDS TOWARDS THAT END I CHERISH WITH ALL MY BEST ENDEAVOUR
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