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Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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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.

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

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...

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...

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 block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

All great peoples are conservative.

All great peoples are conservative.

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation...

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation...

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.

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

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

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

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...

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

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

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

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or...

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or...