Thomas Carlyle

The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the
question, and the country be left to honest European read more

The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the
question, and the country be left to honest European guidance.

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man read more

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

What gained we, little moth? Thy ashes,
Thy one brief parting pang may show:
And withering thoughts read more

What gained we, little moth? Thy ashes,
Thy one brief parting pang may show:
And withering thoughts for soul that dashes,
From deep to deep, are but a death more slow.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.