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.
THOMAS CARLYLEDoubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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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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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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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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The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.
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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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See deep enough, and you see musically.
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Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
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Silence is more eloquent than words.
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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.
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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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Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”
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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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