Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

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...

No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

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...

Everywhere in life the true question is, not what we have gained, but what we...

Everywhere in life the true question is, not what we have gained, but what we...

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

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

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

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

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

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows,...

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows,...

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

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...

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.

Love is not altogether a , yet it has many points in common therewith

Love is not altogether a , yet it has many points in common therewith

A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two...

A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two...

Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is...

Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is...