Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Topics: Action Quotes, Apathy Quotes

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to...

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to...

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin

The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin

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...

The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough...

The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough...

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is...

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is...

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.

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...

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.