Maxioms by Thomas Carlyle
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
The Orator persuades and carries all with him, he knows not how;
the Rhetorician can prove that he ought read more
The Orator persuades and carries all with him, he knows not how;
the Rhetorician can prove that he ought to have persuaded and
carried all with him.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
