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

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man...

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man...

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...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the...

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the...

Silence is more eloquent than words

Silence is more eloquent than words

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.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

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...

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

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

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

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

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

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to...

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

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,...

However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to...

However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to...

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same...

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same...