“Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
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Clever men are good, but they are
“Clever men are good, but they are not the best.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
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War is a quarrel between two thieves
“War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
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For, if a good speaker, never so
“For, if a good speaker, never so eloquent, does not see into the fact, and is not speaking the truth of that – is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: truth
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The real use of gunpowder is to
“The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: 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
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: work
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History shows that the majority of people
“History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: history
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Under all speech that is good for
“Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
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There are good and bad times, but
“There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and
“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
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: power
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The first duty of man is to
“The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.”
— Thomas Carlyle
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Category: fear
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