When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Thought is the parent of the deed.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

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

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

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other...

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

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...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is...

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is...

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight...

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

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.

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

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

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call...

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call...

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

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...

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.

Work alone is noble.

Work alone is noble.

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.