The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. . . .
He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail.
Source: Culture and Anarchy, Ch. 1
-- Matthew Arnold, (Dec 24 1822-1888), English poet, critic; He was an Oxford professor, known for his poem Dover Beach, 1853 and as a crusader for classicism.