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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance--the cheerful man will do more in the same time, read more

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance--the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it ;better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Cheerfulness Quotes,
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Man always worships something; always he sees the Infinite
shadowed forth in something finite; and indeed can and must read more

Man always worships something; always he sees the Infinite
shadowed forth in something finite; and indeed can and must so
see it in any finite thing, once tempt him well to fix his eyes
thereon.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Worship Quotes,
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Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two read more

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the
Reporter's gallery yonder, there sat a fourth estate read more

Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the
Reporter's gallery yonder, there sat a fourth estate more
important far than they all.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my
hand alters the centre of gravity read more

It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my
hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Gravity Quotes,
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