Matthew Arnold Quotes about Soul

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Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Matthew Arnold

Spiritual, Greatness, Soul

Matthew Arnold (2016). “Culture and Anarchy”, p.14, BookRix

The difference between genuine poetry and the poetry of Dryden, Pope, and all their school, is briefly this: their poetry is conceived and composed in their wits, genuine poetry is conceived and composed in the soul.

Matthew Arnold

School, Differences, Soul

Essays in Criticism Second Series, "Thomas Gray" (1888)

Fate gave, what Chance shall not control, His sad lucidity of soul.

Matthew Arnold

Fate, Soul, Chance

Matthew Arnold (1869). “Poems: Dramatic and lyric poems”, p.141

We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides: But tasks in hours of insight will'd Can be through hours of gloom fulfill'd.

Matthew Arnold

Heart, Fire, Soul

Matthew Arnold (1994). “Dover Beach and Other Poems”, p.31, Courier Corporation

For this is the true strength of guilty kings, When they corrupt the souls of those they rule.

Matthew Arnold

Strength, Kings, Soul

Matthew Arnold (2013). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)”, p.366, Delphi Classics

No, no! The energy of life may be Kept on after the grave, but not begun; And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife, From strength to strength advancing--only he His soul well-knit, and all his battles won, Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life.

Matthew Arnold

Energy Of Life, Soul, Battle

Matthew Arnold (1869). “Poems”, p.129

For what wears out the life of mortal men? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls; Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls And numb the elastic powers.

Matthew Arnold

Change, Men, Soul

Matthew Arnold (2013). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)”, p.240, Delphi Classics