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The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.

The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Past Quotes,
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Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies read more

Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Action Quotes,
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Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more

Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: General Sayings,
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The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

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

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

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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