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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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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.

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

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

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it...

Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it...

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

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

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

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this,...

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this,...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

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...

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in...

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in...

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

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...