Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

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...

History is the essence of innumerable biographies

History is the essence of innumerable biographies

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation...

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

Habit is the deepest law of human nature

Habit is the deepest law of human nature

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

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...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or...

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or...

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

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

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

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

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

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which...

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which...