Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated
readings deserves to be read at all.
If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated
readings deserves to be read at all.
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and
deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve read more
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and
deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve
rebelling against.
Biography is the only true history
Biography is the only true history
To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open read more
To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes.
Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the
Reporter's gallery yonder, there sat a fourth estate read more
Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the
Reporter's gallery yonder, there sat a fourth estate more
important far than they all.
Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real read more
Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work.
A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his
valet.
[Fr., Il read more
A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his
valet.
[Fr., Il faut etre bien heros pour l'etre aux yeux de son
valet-de-chambre.]
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
In the end, everything is a gag.
In the end, everything is a gag.
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
