Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
THOMAS CARLYLETell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
THOMAS CARLYLEMake yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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!
THOMAS CARLYLEDemocracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.
THOMAS CARLYLEHistory: A distillation of rumor.
THOMAS CARLYLEEgotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.
THOMAS CARLYLEThe 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.
THOMAS CARLYLEIt’s a man’s sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.
THOMAS CARLYLEEvery noble work is at first impossible.
THOMAS CARLYLEA laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
THOMAS CARLYLEA man lives by believing something.
THOMAS CARLYLEIt is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe.
THOMAS CARLYLEConviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
THOMAS CARLYLEA man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
THOMAS CARLYLEOf all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
THOMAS CARLYLENo pressure, no diamonds.
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