In idleness there is a perpetual despair

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom...

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom...

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Biography is the only true history

Biography is the only true history

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

Foolish men imagine that because judgement for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

Foolish men imagine that because judgement for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

No age seemed the age of romance to itself.

No age seemed the age of romance to itself.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

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.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

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.

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we...

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we...

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.

If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.