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 CARLYLEFoolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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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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Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.
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There are remedies for all things but death.
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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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Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
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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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One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
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The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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Of all God’s creatures, Man alone is poor.
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Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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