Worship is transcendent wonder.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their...

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their...

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

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

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...

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

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...

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...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing...

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

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

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred...

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred...

Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws

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...

No violent extreme endures.

No violent extreme endures.

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,...

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,...

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find...

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find...

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

Fear not of evil Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take...

Fear not of evil Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take...

I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me.

I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me.