Thomas Carlyle

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.

All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

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.]

In the end, everything is a gag.

In the end, everything is a gag.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but
what we do.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but
what we do.