The deepest depth of vulgarism is that of setting up money as the ark of the covenant.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Society is founded upon cloth.

Society is founded upon cloth.

All great peoples are conservative.

All great peoples are conservative.

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you...

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults...

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults...

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

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

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

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...

The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its...

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its...