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 admirationconditionexcite Change image and share on social
Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty. Matthew Arnold beautyconditioncriticism Change image and share on social
Our society distributes itself into Barbarians, Philistines and Populace; and America is just ourselves with the Barbarians quite left out, and the Populace nearly. Matthew Arnold americabarbariandistribute Change image and share on social
Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall. Matthew Arnold fallheavenspark Change image and share on social
Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair. Matthew Arnold despairdreamthou Change image and share on social
Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show. Matthew Arnold airceremoniouscrowd Change image and share on social
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 concurcreationliterature Change image and share on social
Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. Matthew Arnold findlosemisery Change image and share on social
Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. Matthew Arnold cultureloveperfection Change image and share on social
