Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
Every noble work is at first impossible.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling read more
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
Violence does even justice unjustly.
Violence does even justice unjustly.
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?
Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?