Thomas Carlyle ( 10 of 167 )
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
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.
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
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.
Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic
genius.
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for read more
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for himself, not for another.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
My whinstone house my castle is,
I have my own four walls.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.