Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
High Air-castles are cunningly built of Words, the Words well
bedded also in good Logic-mortar; wherein, however, no Knowledge read more
High Air-castles are cunningly built of Words, the Words well
bedded also in good Logic-mortar; wherein, however, no Knowledge
will come to lodge.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for read more
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for himself, not for another.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.
Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.
Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is
eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.
Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is
eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.
The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.
The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.
