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People think that I can teach them style. What stuff it all is. Ha

People think that I can teach them style. What stuff it all is. Have something to say and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style. – Matthew Arnold

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Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur. – Matthew Arnold

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The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. – Matthew Arnold

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To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do. – Aristotle

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