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If I say that Shakespeare is the greatest of intellects, I have
said all concerning him. But there is read more

If I say that Shakespeare is the greatest of intellects, I have
said all concerning him. But there is more in Shakespeare's
intellect than we have yet seen. It is what I call an
unconscious intellect; there is more virtue in it that he himself
is aware of.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Shakespeare Quotes,
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Day of wrath that day of burning,
Seer and Sibyl speak concerning,
All the world to ashes read more

Day of wrath that day of burning,
Seer and Sibyl speak concerning,
All the world to ashes turning.
[Lat., Dies irae, dies illa!
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sybilla.]

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Day Quotes,
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All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Work Quotes,
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What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university read more

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Brotherhood Quotes,
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