What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is the collection of books.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

Topics: Books Quotes, Education Quotes

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

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

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

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

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

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

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

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,...

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.

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

History, a distillation of rumour.

History, a distillation of rumour.

The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is...

The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is...

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,...

Everywhere in life the true question is, not what we have gained, but what we...

Everywhere in life the true question is, not what we have gained, but what we...

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get...

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

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.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows,...

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows,...