A Quote by T. S. Eliot
Here were decent godless people;
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls.
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Those only deserve a monument who do not need one; that is, who have raised themselves a monument in the minds and memories of men.
I can sit here and hit all the balls and chip and putt all day long, but if you're not playing competitive golf... there's nothing better than competitive golf.
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