Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

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.

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all...

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all...

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

No pressure, no diamonds.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

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

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

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

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.

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

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

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 lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Biography is the only true history

Biography is the only true history

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography...

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography...

Biography is one of the new terrors of death.

Biography is one of the new terrors of death.

Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the...

Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the...