Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

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

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

Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time.

Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

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...

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

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

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament...

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament...

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and...

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

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.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

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...

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television...

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Debt is the slavery of the free

Debt is the slavery of the free