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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Topics: Life Quotes, Questioning Quotes

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...

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

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

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

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

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

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

Habit is the deepest law of human nature

Habit is the deepest law of human nature

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

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...

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

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,...

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a...

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our...

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our...

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every...

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every...