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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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

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...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin

The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of...

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of...

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.

Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.

Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.

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...

Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws

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...

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its...

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its...

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

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...

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

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...

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...

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...