Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

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.

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

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

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...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

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...

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a...

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a...

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...

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.

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...

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books.

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books.

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was.

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

Blessed is he who has found his work.

Blessed is he who has found his work.

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

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...

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being...

Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being...

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.