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He who first shortened the labor of Copyists by device of Movable
Types was disbanding hired armies and cashiering read more

He who first shortened the labor of Copyists by device of Movable
Types was disbanding hired armies and cashiering most Kings and
Senates, and creating a whole new Democratic world: he had
invented the Art of printing.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Printing Quotes,
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Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; read more

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

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My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.

My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Home Quotes,
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What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of read more

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is the collection of books.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Education Quotes,
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Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is
eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.

Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is
eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Work Quotes,
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