Thomas Arnold quotes and words of wisdom

"Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun ..."
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"What we must look for here is, first, religious and moral principles; secondly, gentlemanly conduct; thirdly, intellectual ability."
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"My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make."
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