Quote 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 mind and spirit, not in an outward set of circumstances.

Culture, then, is a study of perfection, and perfection whic

Summary

This quote emphasizes that culture is a pursuit of perfection, not in obtaining possessions or external circumstances, but in the inward state of mind and spirit. It suggests that true culture is not defined by material wealth or social standing, but by the development of one's character and intellectual growth. Culture, according to this quote, lies in the continuous process of self-improvement and the cultivation of virtues, rather than the accumulation of material goods.

Topics

Culture

By Matthew Arnold

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Well, I'll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in

Well, I'll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in God makes people behave worse. That can be proved beyond a doubt.

Christopher Hitchens

God

They defend their errors as if they were defending their inh

They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.

Stubbornness

Whatsoever thing you believe strongly,it will be turned into

Whatsoever thing you believe strongly,it will be turned into truth within your mind.

Truth Belief Fact

It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally

It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally movies have one woman, or maybe the older woman and the younger girl.

Movies

Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordina

Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.

Christianity

Judge not by the eye but by the heart.

Judge not by the eye but by the heart.

American Indian Proverb, Cheyenn

Proverbial Wisdom

October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon m

October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again.

Hal Borland, Autumn is for Under

Seasons

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

We've done it in intelligence sharing and certain elements o

We've done it in intelligence sharing and certain elements of security. There were parts of the department, in fact, that worked very well in Katrina, like the Coast Guard and TSA.

Michael Chertoff

Intelligence

The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor

The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership.

Leadership

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe there are adverts that show the breasts, so people are less frightened of that aspect of the show. Americans can withstand incredible violence on TV shows - which, as I come from England and Canada, I find difficult to stomach - but they are more puritanical when it comes to nudity on screen.

Kim Cattrall, "Sunday Express ma

America

I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, reall

I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, really studying the statistics to figure out a way we can make it cool or normal to be kind and loving.

Cool