Maxioms Pet

X

Maxioms by Thomas Carlyle

  ( comments )
  19  /  34  

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a
probability of such: it is an read more

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a
probability of such: it is an accident, not a property of a man.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Fame Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  21  

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and in the human imagination, when read more

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and in the human imagination, when love, worship, and all that lies in the human heart, is there to encourage it.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Tradition Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  26  /  17  

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  15  

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Honesty Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  19  

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school-fees are
heavy.

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school-fees are
heavy.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Students Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet