Thomas Carlyle – Purpee Quotes

“Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance – the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.”

— Thomas Carlyle

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Humor has justly been regarded as the

Posted on December 2, 2017December 2, 2012 by admin

“Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.”

— Thomas Carlyle

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Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope,

Posted on November 4, 2017November 4, 2012 by admin

“Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope.”

— Thomas Carlyle

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True humor springs not more from the

Posted on October 9, 2017October 9, 2012 by admin

“True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.”

— Thomas Carlyle

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What we become depends on what we

Posted on September 20, 2017September 20, 2012 by admin

“What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.”

— Thomas Carlyle

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