Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
So here hath been dawning
Another blue day;
Think, wilt thou let it
Slip read more
So here hath been dawning
Another blue day;
Think, wilt thou let it
Slip useless away?
Out of eternity
This new day is born,
Into eternity
At night will return.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
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.
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 merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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 barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
