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It is the only art which can be practiced at any hour of the day or night, whenever the time and inclination comes, that is your time for reading; in joy or sorrow, health or illness.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3079810,"Don’t try to convert the elderly person; circumvent him.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3079782,"Man is a dog’s idea of what God should be.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3079750,"The great revolution of the future will be Nature’s revolt against man.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3079736,"Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man’s life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":65},3079719,"A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world, which I approach and imbibe with “a sort of greedy enjoyment,” as Marcel Proust said of those rooms of his old home whose air was “saturated with the bouquet of silence.”",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nHolbrook Jackson, a British literary critic and essayist, penned these words in his 1913 book \"The Argument of the Novel\". At that time, he was reflecting on the importance of solitude and silence in an increasingly chaotic world. As someone who valued quiet contemplation, Jackson's thoughts were likely influenced by the changing urban landscape and the rise of mass media.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this romanticized description of a \"large, still book\" is not just an appreciation for quietness but also a commentary on the human need for retreat from sensory overload. The paradoxical notion that silence can be both nourishing and enjoyable reveals Jackson's awareness of the tension between our desire for stimulation and our requirement for introspection.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen facing information fatigue or creative blocks, try embracing the idea of \"greedy enjoyment\" by intentionally seeking out quiet spaces and allowing yourself to absorb the stillness. 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