Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
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.
Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at read more
Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes read more
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
Commemoration of Martin Luther, Teacher, Reformer, 1546 It must have been a most blessed discovery, that of an old read more
Commemoration of Martin Luther, Teacher, Reformer, 1546 It must have been a most blessed discovery, that of an old Latin Bible which he found in the Erfurt Library about this time. He had never seen the Book before. It taught him another lesson than that of fasts and vigils... Luther learned now that a man was saved not by singing masses, but by the infinite grace of God: a more credible hypothesis. He gradually got himself founded, as on the rock. No wonder he should venerate the Bible, which had brought this blessed help to him. He prized it as the Word of the Highest must be prized by such a man. He determined to hold by that, as through life and to death he firmly did.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
