Famous quote by Matthew Arnold

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"For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment"

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This quote is written / told by Matthew Arnold between December 24, 1822 and April 15, 1888. He/she was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

Jose Rizal, Writer

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"

"Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"