Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is read more
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his
good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.
Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.
Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.
In the end, everything is a gag.
In the end, everything is a gag.
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
Love is not altogether a delerium, yet it has many points in common therewith.
Love is not altogether a delerium, yet it has many points in common therewith.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
