1) Read the text and explain

1. How long the best experiences last.

It lasts only for the moment, when we live the experience.

2. What needs to be done in order to make the most of our best experiences.

We have to research success.

2) Consider Pater’s view of life

1. What does success or failure in life consist of?

Success consists in maintaining ecstasy in our life, instead of failure that is living in a stereotyped world.

2. What should man devote himself to in order to enjoy life’s highest quality? Why?

Man should devote himself to art and music to receive the highest number of beautiful experiences.

3. Which settlements in Pater’s passage recall the extracts from “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?

They are: “the desire of beauty” and “art, the highest quality to your moments as they pass”