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

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

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.

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...

To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made...

To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made...

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

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,...

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

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

Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to...

Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to...

No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

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

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

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

No violent extreme endures.

No violent extreme endures.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call...

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call...

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...

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...