Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
THOMAS CARLYLEIt’s a man’s sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign and believe there by the grace of God alone!
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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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A man lives by believing something.
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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Teach a parrot the terms ‘supply and demand’ and you’ve got an economist.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another.
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Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
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You can make even a parrot into a learned political economist – all he must learn are the two words “supply” and “demand.”
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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