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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always...

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

In idleness there is a perpetual despair

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow...

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow...

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

Sarcasm is the language of the devil, for which reason I have long since as...

Sarcasm is the language of the devil, for which reason I have long since as...

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament...

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament...

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.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this,...

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this,...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

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.

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to...

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to...

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.