“We mortal millions live alone.”
Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools
“That man who lives for self alone
Lives for the meanest mortal known.”
The Building of the City Beautiful (1905), Ch. V : How Beautiful!, p. 48.
Context: p>Each gives to each, and like the star
Gets back its gift in tenfold pay.To get and give and give amain
The rivers run and oceans roll.
O generous and high-born rain
When reigning as a splendid whole!
That man who lives for self alone
Lives for the meanest mortal known.</p
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