If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

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,...

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...

It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind...

It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind...

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...

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

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

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom...

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom...

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

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

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.

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.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

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.

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

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

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard...

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard...

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...