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Matthew Arnold Quotes

Matthew Arnold quotes

English Poet December 24, 1822 – April 15, 1888

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Matthew Arnold quote: "France, famed in all great arts, in none supreme."
France, famed in all great arts, in none supreme. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular..."
Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties! Matthew Arnold
The Sea of Faith. Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore. Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear. Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath. Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear. And naked shingles of the world. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged;..."
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged; practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair."
Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Greatness is a spiritual condition."
Greatness is a spiritual condition. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but..."
The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall."
Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "Art still has truth. Take refuge there."
Art still has truth. Take refuge there. Matthew Arnold
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
Weary of myself, and sick of asking What I am, and what I ought to be, At this vessel's prow I stand, which bears me Forwards, forwards, o'er the starlit sea. Matthew Arnold
But the modern critic not only permits a false practice: he absolutely prescribes false aims." A true allegory of the state of one's mind in a representative history," the poet is told, "is perhaps the highest thing that one can attempt in the way of poetry. Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold quote: "The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness..."
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. Matthew Arnold
Wandering between two worlds, one dead. The other powerless to be born, With nowhere yet to rest my head. Like these, on earth I wait forlorn. Matthew Arnold
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

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