History: A distillation of rumor.
THOMAS CARLYLEOne life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities; no second chance to us for evermore!
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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You can make even a parrot into a learned political economist – all he must learn are the two words “supply” and “demand.”
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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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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In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
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Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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A man lives by believing something.
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A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
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A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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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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