Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
Youth is to all the glad reason of life; but often only by what
it hopes, not by what read more
Youth is to all the glad reason of life; but often only by what
it hopes, not by what it attains, or what it escapes.
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.
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
Violence does even justice unjustly.
Violence does even justice unjustly.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
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.
