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Matthew Arnold Quotes

The will is free; Strong is the soul, and wise, and beautiful; The seeds of godlike power are in us still; Gods are we, bards, saints, heroes, if we will! Picture Quote #1

Nature herself seems, I say, to take the pen out of his hand, and to write for him with her own bare, sheer, penetrating power Picture Quote #1

All this I bear, for, what I seek, I know: Peace, peace is what I seek, and public calm: Endless extinction of unhappy hates Picture Quote #1

Business could not make dull, nor passion wild; Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole Picture Quote #1

Style... is a peculiar recasting and heightening, under a certain condition of spiritual excitement, of what a man has to say, in such a manner as to add dignity and distinction to it Picture Quote #1

Whoever sets himself to see things as they are will find himself one of a very small circle but it is only by this small circle resolutely doing its own work that adequate ideas will ever get current at all Picture Quote #1

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Morality represents for everybody a thoroughly definite and ascertained idea: the idea of human conduct regulated in a certain manner Picture Quote #1

Culture being a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world Picture Quote #1

Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration Picture Quote #1

Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore Picture Quote #1

Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit Picture Quote #1

All knowledge is interesting to a wise man, and the knowledge of nature is interesting to all men Picture Quote #1

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Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived lightin the sky, to have loved, to have thought, to have done? Picture Quote #1

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment Picture Quote #1

It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence Picture Quote #1

It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done Picture Quote #1

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it Picture Quote #1

The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion Picture Quote #1

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Ah! Two desires toss about the poet’s feverish blood; One drives him to the world without, and one to solitude Picture Quote #1

It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think Picture Quote #1

Inequality has the natural and necessary effect, under the present circumstances, of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class Picture Quote #1

The day in his hotness, the strife with the palm; the night in her silence, the stars in their calm Picture Quote #1

I am bound by my own definition of criticism: a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world Picture Quote #1

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and wisely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance Picture Quote #1

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Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children of the light Picture Quote #1

Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection Picture Quote #1

Everything in our political life tends to hide from us that there is anything wiser than our ordinary selves Picture Quote #1

The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can Picture Quote #1

Weep bitterly over the dead, for he is worthy, and then comfort thyself; drive heaviness away: thou shall not do him good, but hurt thyself Picture Quote #1

Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style Picture Quote #1

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The will is free; Strong is the soul, and wise, and beautiful; The seeds of godlike power are in us still; Gods are we, bards, saints, heroes, if we will! (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Nature herself seems, I say, to take the pen out of his hand, and to write for him with her own bare, sheer, penetrating power (Matthew Arnold Quotes) All this I bear, for, what I seek, I know: Peace, peace is what I seek, and public calm: Endless extinction of unhappy hates (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Business could not make dull, nor passion wild; Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Style... is a peculiar recasting and heightening, under a certain condition of spiritual excitement, of what a man has to say, in such a manner as to add dignity and distinction to it (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Whoever sets himself to see things as they are will find himself one of a very small circle but it is only by this small circle resolutely doing its own work that adequate ideas will ever get current at all (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Morality represents for everybody a thoroughly definite and ascertained idea: the idea of human conduct regulated in a certain manner (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Culture being a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit (Matthew Arnold Quotes) All knowledge is interesting to a wise man, and the knowledge of nature is interesting to all men (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived lightin the sky, to have loved, to have thought, to have done? (Matthew Arnold Quotes) For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment (Matthew Arnold Quotes) It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence (Matthew Arnold Quotes) It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it (Matthew Arnold Quotes) The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Ah! Two desires toss about the poet’s feverish blood; One drives him to the world without, and one to solitude (Matthew Arnold Quotes) It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Inequality has the natural and necessary effect, under the present circumstances, of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class (Matthew Arnold Quotes) The day in his hotness, the strife with the palm; the night in her silence, the stars in their calm (Matthew Arnold Quotes) I am bound by my own definition of criticism: a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and wisely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children of the light (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Everything in our political life tends to hide from us that there is anything wiser than our ordinary selves (Matthew Arnold Quotes) The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Weep bitterly over the dead, for he is worthy, and then comfort thyself; drive heaviness away: thou shall not do him good, but hurt thyself (Matthew Arnold Quotes) Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style (Matthew Arnold Quotes)

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