Spells? Mistrust them. Mind is the spell which governs eart… - Matthew Arnold

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Spells? Mistrust them.
Mind is the spell which governs earth and heaven.
Man has a mind with which to plan his safety.
Know that, and help thyself.

Empedocles on Etna: Act I, Scene II

Matthew Arnold

Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold: Volume II of II · 1905 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Matthew Arnold (December 24 1822 – April 15 1888) was an English poet, essayist and cultural critic. He also pursued a career as an inspector of schools.

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And each day brings it's pretty dust,
Our soon-choked souls to fll
And we forget because we must,
And not because we will.

With aching hands and bleeding feet We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish’t were done. Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern.

It is — last stage of all — When we are frozen up within, and quite The phantom of ourselves, To hear the world applaud the hollow ghost Which blamed the living man.

Spells? Mistrust them. Mind is the spell which governs earth and heaven. Man has a mind with which to plan his safety. Know that, and help thyself. … - Matthew Arnold

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