They only are wise who know that they know nothing.
THOMAS CARLYLEHistory: A distillation of rumor.
More Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
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It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
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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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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
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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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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”
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It’s a man’s sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.
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Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.
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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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I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
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Teach a parrot the terms ‘supply and demand’ and you’ve got an economist.
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