Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.
Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
Love is not altogether a delerium, yet it has many points in common therewith.
Love is not altogether a delerium, yet it has many points in common therewith.
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is read more
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his
good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
