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The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly
the notion of perfection as culture brings us to read more

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."

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Sweetness Quotes,
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The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

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And see all sights from pole to pole, / And glance, and nod, and bustle by; / And never once read more

And see all sights from pole to pole, / And glance, and nod, and bustle by; / And never once possess our soul / Before we die.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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And see all sights from pole to pole
And glance, and nod, and bustle by,
And never read more

And see all sights from pole to pole
And glance, and nod, and bustle by,
And never once possess our soul
Before we die.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Soul Quotes,
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