Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesThe tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesThere are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesPermanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesI don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it.
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesA force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was ever done in the world
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesIll-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men, if they can manage it, contrive to be healthy!
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesAs the Swiss inscription says: Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden, - Speech is silver, Silence is golden. or, as I might rather express it, Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesDemocracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long run a net result of zero
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesIf you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt
in Thomas Carlyle QuotesWhen new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its behavior ceases to be intelligent.
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