[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fy68OTDFOrHNlhaNIGk7XB7CKzdmpoLIbIeOLqVaoJa8":3,"$fOfY1D6YGOEf7AQbvEGN8nMlru4DOUpXdGlslDpmQQAI":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},159952,"Walter Landor","W",9,null,"walter-landor",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":116},[14,27,38,49,60,71,83,94,105],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},1955202,"The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by truth makes it circuitous and conventional",4,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[22],{"id":23,"tag":24},4943386,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},191,"fear",{"id":28,"quote_text":29,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":30,"source":31,"quote_tag":32,"commentary":9},1955176,"George the First was always reckoned / Vile, but viler George the Second; / And what mortal ever heard / Any good of George the Third? / When from earth the Fourth descended/ God be praised, the Georges ended!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[33],{"id":34,"tag":35},4943362,{"id":36,"tag_name":37},365,"earth",{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},1955171,"Child of a day, thou knowest not / The tears that overflow thy urn.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[44],{"id":45,"tag":46},4943352,{"id":47,"tag_name":48},1036,"child",{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},1955164,"Browning! Since Chaucer was alive and hale, / No man hath walked along our roads with step / So active, so inquiring eye, or tongue/ So varied in discourse.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[55],{"id":56,"tag":57},4943343,{"id":58,"tag_name":59},2073,"alive",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},1955146,"We talk on principle, but we act on interest",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[66],{"id":67,"tag":68},4943331,{"id":69,"tag_name":70},2293,"act",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":82},1955125,"We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[77],{"id":78,"tag":79},4943306,{"id":80,"tag_name":81},18,"happiness","**The Backstory**\n\nThis poignant observation is attributed to Walter Landor, an English art director and writer known for his wit and insight into human nature. Given Landor's contributions to the world of advertising and design during the early 20th century, it's likely that this quote reflects his observations on the changing values and aspirations of individuals during a period marked by significant social and economic upheaval.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn closer examination, we find that Landor is pointing out a profound paradox: happiness, once within reach through external means (wealth, status, relationships), now seems to recede as we focus more intently on attaining it. This quote underscores the idea that our pursuit of happiness often becomes self-perpetuating and elusive, much like the mythological will-o'-the-wisp.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nIn today's fast-paced and consumerist culture, where constant striving for more is often encouraged, this insight can be applied by recognizing that true satisfaction lies not in the achievement itself but in the process of living. By acknowledging and accepting our current state of being, we can break free from the cycle of perpetual dissatisfaction and cultivate a deeper sense of contentment.",{"id":84,"quote_text":85,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":86,"source":87,"quote_tag":88,"commentary":9},1955107,"I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art; I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[89],{"id":90,"tag":91},4943289,{"id":92,"tag_name":93},12154,"both",{"id":95,"quote_text":96,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":9},1955094,"I loved him not; and yet now he is gone / I feel I am alone.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[100],{"id":101,"tag":102},4943275,{"id":103,"tag_name":104},2853,"gone",{"id":106,"quote_text":107,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":108,"source":109,"quote_tag":110,"commentary":9},1955074,"There are no fields of amaranth on this side of the grave: there are no voices, O Rhodope! that are not soon mute, however tuneful: there is no name, with whatever emphasis of passionate love repeated, of which the echo is not faint at last.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[111],{"id":112,"tag":113},4943257,{"id":114,"tag_name":115},16174,"echo",{"currentPage":117,"totalPages":117,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":118},1,10]