Logo
Quote by Matthew Arnold
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effect

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things. – Matthew Arnold

Other quotes by Matthew Arnold

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. – Matthew Arnold

Category:
Culture
Author
Matthew Arnold
Read Quote

To have the sense of creative activity is the great happiness and the great proof of being alive. – Matthew Arnold

Category:
Happiness
Author
Matthew Arnold
Read Quote

Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge. – Matthew Arnold

Category:
Knowledge
Author
Matthew Arnold
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Poetry
category

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of mans concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. – John F. Kennedy

Category:
Poetry

Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend its no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often its really just about the money, the perceived prestige. – George Murray

Category:
Poetry

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. – Stephen Sondheim

Category:
Poetry

My chief aim is to make a poem. You make it for yourself firstly, and then if other people want to join in then there we are. – R.S. Thomas (1913–2000)

Category:
Poetry

Random Quotes

I find I journalize too tediously. Let me try to abbreviate. – James Boswell

Category:
Journalism

Im far from being god, but I work god damn hard. – Jay-Z

Category:
work

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. – Henry Adams

Category:
alone

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. – Jane Fonda

Category:
Education