No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.
THOMAS CARLYLELove is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
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A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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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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Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
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The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
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There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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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.
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One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.
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Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.
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No person is important enough to make me angry.
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Endurance is patience concentrated.
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