Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

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...

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 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...

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 purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

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 first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.