Thought is the parent of the deed.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

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...

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better,...

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better,...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of...

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of...

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

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,...

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...

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

Worship is transcendent wonder.