Thomas Carlyle

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
[Fr., read more

I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
[Fr., Moi, je serai autocrate: c'est mon metier. Et le bon Dieu
me pardonnnera: c'est son metier.]

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.