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How many minds--almost all the great ones--were formed in secrecy and solitude!
Matthew Arnold
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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
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Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play, Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away.
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Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.
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