Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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

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

Be not a slave of words.

Be not a slave of words.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

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.

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this...

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

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...

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

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

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

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

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

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

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

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

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 time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to...

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to...

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts

We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings...

We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...