Thomas Carlyle

Worship of a hero is transcendent admiration of a great man.

Worship of a hero is transcendent admiration of a great man.

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Money, which is of very uncertain value, and sometimes has no
value at all and even less.

Money, which is of very uncertain value, and sometimes has no
value at all and even less.

A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his
valet.
[Fr., Il read more

A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his
valet.
[Fr., Il faut etre bien heros pour l'etre aux yeux de son
valet-de-chambre.]

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

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