Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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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

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

All great peoples are conservative.

All great peoples are conservative.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

Do the duty which lieth nearest to thee! Thy second duty will already have become...

Do the duty which lieth nearest to thee! Thy second duty will already have become...

Missing you is my hobby, caring for you is my job, making you happy is...

Missing you is my hobby, caring for you is my job, making you happy is...

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.