Every noble work is at first impossible.
THOMAS CARLYLEWhen the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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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 the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
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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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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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There are remedies for all things but death.
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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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Who is it that loves me and will love me forever with an affection which no chance, no misery, no crime of mine can do away? It is you, my mother.
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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
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See deep enough, and you see musically.
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Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.
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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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Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
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History: A distillation of rumor.
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