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“Weep bitterly over the dead, for he is worthy, and then comfort thyself; drive heaviness away: thou shall not do him good, but hurt thyself.”

Quote by Matthew Arnold

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Matthew Arnold was an English poet, born on December 24, 1822, and died on April 15, 1888. His poetry is known for its profound philosophy and admiration for nature. more

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Book:Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold

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Book:Poetry and Criticism of Matthew Arnold

Source: Poetry and Criticism of Matthew Arnold

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“One must, I think, be struck more and more the longer one lives, to find how much in our present society a man's life of each day depends for its solidity and value upon whether he reads during that day, and far more still on what he reads during it.”

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Source: Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism

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“However, if I shall live to be eighty I shall probably be the only person left in England who reads anything but newspapers and scientific publications.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

“Come, dear children, let us away; Down and away below!”

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Author:Matthew Arnold