The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience.
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Some nobler, ampler stage of life to win,I'll stop, and say: 'There were no succour here!
Matthew Arnold
Wandering between two worlds,one dead, The other powerless to be born.
Matthew Arnold
Which never was the friend of one,
Nor promised love it could not give,
But lit for all its generous sun,
And lived itself, and made us live.
Matthew Arnold
Light half-believers of our casual creeds, who never deeply felt, nor clearly will d, whose insight never has borne fruit in deeds, whose vague resolves never have been fulfilled.
Matthew Arnold
All this I bear, for, what I seek, I know Peace, peace is what I seek, and public calm Endless extinction of unhappy hates.
Matthew Arnold
Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.
Matthew Arnold
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