The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

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...

Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, - one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egoism,...

Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, - one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egoism,...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which...

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which...

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I...

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

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

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

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...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

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

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

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in...

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in...