Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

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.

Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man...

Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

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...

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

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

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It...

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It...

Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is...

Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is...

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...

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

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

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

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.

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

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...

You won't find a solution by saying there is no problem

You won't find a solution by saying there is no problem

Don't tell God you got problems, tell your problems you got God

Don't tell God you got problems, tell your problems you got God