Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Topics: Silence Quotes

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

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;...

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...

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

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

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

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

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...

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to...

The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to...

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...

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

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.

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.

Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws

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

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

We ourselves of the present age, chose our common law, and consented to the most...

We ourselves of the present age, chose our common law, and consented to the most...

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.