Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Quote by Matthew Arnold

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Miracles do not happen. .

Miracles do not happen. .

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Perfection is a guiding light emanating from a righteous direction that helps us to keep...

Perfection is a guiding light emanating from a righteous direction that helps us to keep...

Flowers do not force their way with great strife. Flowers open to perfection slowly in...

Flowers do not force their way with great strife. Flowers open to perfection slowly in...

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.

Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have,...

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have,...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is...

The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is...