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.
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.
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?
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.
History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
