It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.
THOMAS CARLYLENo 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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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
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Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
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No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.
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Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.
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He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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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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Endurance is patience concentrated.
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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.
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