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 CARLYLELaughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
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See deep enough, and you see musically.
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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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The world is a thing that a man must learn to despise, and even to neglect, before he can learn to reverence it, and work in it and for it.
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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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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Every noble work is at first impossible.
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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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Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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No person is important enough to make me angry.
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Teach a parrot the terms ‘supply and demand’ and you’ve got an economist.
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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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Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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