Thomas Carlyle

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but
what we do.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but
what we do.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the read more

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

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.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; read more

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.