Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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 merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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No pressure, no diamonds.
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The first duty of man is that of subduing 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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Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
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Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.
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Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind.
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I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
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One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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One life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities; no second chance to us for evermore!
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Endurance is patience concentrated.
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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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