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Culture Quotes by Matthew Arnold
- Culture, then, is a study of perfection, and perfection which insists on becoming something rather than in having something, in an inward condition of the…
- Culture is both an intellectual phenomenon and a moral one
- Culture is to know the best that has been said and thought in the world
- Men of culture are the true apostles of equality
- Not a having and a resting, but a growing and a becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it.
- Culture is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is more) the passion for making them prevail.
- Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.
- There is no better motto which it [culture] can have than these words of Bishop Wilson, "To make reason and the will of God prevail."
- The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a…
- Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.
More Culture Quotes
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your bones. — Antonin Artaud
- The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
- It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
- Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
- The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. — Lord Acton
- Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted… — Erykah Badu
- You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. — Joan Baez
- A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
- We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others. — Pearl Bailey