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I will drink life to the lees.

Alfred TennysonUlysses (1833)

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Ulysses declares his intention to experience life fully, to the very bottom of the cup ("the lees" are the dregs). This is an internal commitment to vitality and engagement—refusing to hold back, to live cautiously or incompletely. It's a bold standard: not just to survive but to embrace all of life's experiences, bitter and sweet. The phrase conveys hunger for adventure, knowledge, and meaning, even in old age.