Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

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

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

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred...

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred...

Be not a slave of words.

Be not a slave of words.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their...

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their...

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...

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.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

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...

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

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