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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.

Thomas Carlyle

A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Believe Errors Himself Man Mistake Truth Unity Way
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Lie Path Way Work Yourself
The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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Act Fear Himself Man
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!
THOMAS CARLYLE

Believe Force God Grace Himself Judgement Kind Soul
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
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Flow Heart Joy Kindness Laughter True
No person is important enough to make me angry.
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Angry Enough Important Myself Person
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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Book Collection Deep Greatness Knowledge Reading Teacher
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Beautiful Element Goodness Mystery Secret Virtue
Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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Alone God Man Poor Reality
Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fittest, continue always the same? Change, indeed is painful; yet ever needful; and if memory have its force and worth, so also has hope.
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Change Force Hope Memories Pain Past Present Work Worth
Without kindness there can be no true joy.
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Joy Kindness One Liner True
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Book Collection Deep Greatness Knowledge Reading Teacher
There can be no acting or doing of any kind till it be recognized that there is a thing to be done; the thing once recognized, doing in a thousand shapes becomes possible.
THOMAS CARLYLE

Act Kind Possible Recognition
Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
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Brave Help Person Yourself
The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough.
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Darkness Enough Forever Shine Stardom
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!
THOMAS CARLYLE

Believe Force God Grace Himself Judgement Kind Soul

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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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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