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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Topics: Parliament Quotes

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.

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

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

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

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

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

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less...

We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast...

We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

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.

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

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.