Matthew Arnold quotes and words of wisdom

"One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Conduct is three-fourths of life and its largest concern."
Found in the topic Life.

"Culture is "to know the best that has been said and thought in the world.""
Found in the topic Culture.

"One thing only has been lent to youth and age in common ? discontent."
Found in the topic Discontent.

"The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next."
Found in the topic Common.

"Journalism is literature in a hurry."
Found in the topic Haste.

"The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light."
Found in the topic Light.

"The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion."
Found in the topic Morality.

"Resolve to be thyself: and know that he Who finds himself loses his misery."
Found in the topic Find.

"Truth sits upon the lips of dying men."
Found in the topic Death.

Interesting Quotes

It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we CAN imagine.J.B.S. Haldane

Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.C. D. Jackson