No violent extreme endures.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

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...

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

No age seemed the age of romance to itself.

No age seemed the age of romance to itself.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

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.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

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

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

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we...

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we...

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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...

The deepest depth of vulgarism is that of setting up money as the ark of...

The deepest depth of vulgarism is that of setting up money as the ark of...

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 spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Ignorance is not privileged by titular degrees

Ignorance is not privileged by titular degrees

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.