Thomas Carlyle

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

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

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

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

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

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an entity which by its very read more

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an entity which by its very nature cannot do work, but can do talk only

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.