A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

Blessed is he who has found his work.

Blessed is he who has found his work.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.

Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.

For all right judgment of any man or thing it is useful, nay, essential, to...

For all right judgment of any man or thing it is useful, nay, essential, to...

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into the certainty of Yes...

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into the certainty of Yes...

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became...

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

No person is important enough to make me angry.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...