Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
THOMAS CARLYLEShow me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
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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There is precious instruction to be got by finding we were wrong.
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Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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History: A distillation of rumor.
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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
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Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.
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A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
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Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
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A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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