Thought is the parent of the deed.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

That a parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an...

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.

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 mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

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

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

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...

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

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

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at...

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at...

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

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

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

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its...

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its...

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...