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    The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly
    the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a
    harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of
    beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two
    noblest of things"--as Swift . . . most happily calls them in his
    Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and
    light."

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Every sweet hath its sour, every evil its good.

Every sweet hath its sour, every evil its good.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Everye white will have its blacke,
And everye sweete its soure.

Everye white will have its blacke,
And everye sweete its soure.

by Thomas Percy Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.

Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and
light.

The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and
light.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

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Sweets to the sweet! Farewell.

Sweets to the sweet! Farewell.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Culture is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is
more) the passion for making them prevail.

Culture is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is
more) the passion for making them prevail.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing read more

Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two
noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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Sweet meat must have sour sauce.

Sweet meat must have sour sauce.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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