John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Matthew Arnold. (1822–1888) (continued) |
| 7496 |
| The men of culture are the true apostles of equality. |
| From Culture and Anarchy. |
| 7497 |
| The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. |
| From Culture and Anarchy. |
| 7498 |
| 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.” |
| From Culture and Anarchy. |
| 7499 |
| Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children of the light. |
| Essays in Criticism. Heinrich Heine. |
| 7500 |
| The vast Mississippi of falsehood. |
| History. |
| 7501 |
| Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he Who finds himself, loses his misery. |
| Self-Dependence. |
| Rutherford Birchard Hayes. (1822–1893) |
| 7502 |
| He serves his party best who serves the country best. |
| Inaugural Address, March 5, 1877. |
| 7503 |
| The only road, the sure road—to unquestioned credit and a sound financial condition is the exact and punctual fulfilment of every pecuniary obligation, public and private, according to its letter and spirit. |
| Speech at N. E. Society Dinner, Brooklyn, Dec. 21, 1880. |
| James Matthews Legaré (1823–1859) |
| 7504 |
| Go bow thy head in gentle spite, Thou lily white, For she who spies thee waving here, With thee in beauty can compare As day with night. |
| To a Lily. |