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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Be not a slave of words.

Be not a slave of words.

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

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

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

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

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

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...

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

Society is founded upon cloth.

Society is founded upon cloth.

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...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited...

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited...

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

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

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

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...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Were the radical democratic impulses of the American Revolution still driving US politics, it would...

Were the radical democratic impulses of the American Revolution still driving US politics, it would...

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and...

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and...