“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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If you do not wish a man
“If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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No great man lives in vain. The
“No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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Every noble work is at first impossible.
“Every noble work is at first impossible.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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The only happiness a brave person ever
“The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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The three great elements of modern civilization,
“The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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The work an unknown good man has
“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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Category: business
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In the long-run every Government is the
“In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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No sadder proof can be given by
“No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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It were a real increase of human
“It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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History, a distillation of rumour.
“History, a distillation of rumour.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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Category: history
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