Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
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.
We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of
greatness.
We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of
greatness.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Woe to him, . . . who has no court of appeal against the world's
judgment.
Woe to him, . . . who has no court of appeal against the world's
judgment.
The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the
question, and the country be left to honest European read more
The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the
question, and the country be left to honest European guidance.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and read more
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and
majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth
to rule.
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
