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Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Parliament Quotes,
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The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Civilization Quotes,
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Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole
city is affected by read more

Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole
city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great
men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderation.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Influence Quotes,
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His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Religion Quotes,
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High Air-castles are cunningly built of Words, the Words well
bedded also in good Logic-mortar; wherein, however, no Knowledge read more

High Air-castles are cunningly built of Words, the Words well
bedded also in good Logic-mortar; wherein, however, no Knowledge
will come to lodge.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Words Quotes,
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