Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Matthew Arnold said
curiosity Wanting to know for its own sake: what it does for good work, learning, creativity and a long life, and what happens to it with age.
Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. It moves by the force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pure knowledge, but also of the moral and social passion for doing good.
Where this was said
↗Culture and Anarchy (1869, first edition)gutenberg.org
All 20 korrents from this piecethis one is 3rd
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I hold this tooShared subject first, then similar wording. They may agree or disagree.