No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws

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,...

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.

I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is...

I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is...

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...

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

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...

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

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...

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...

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.