Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

#Action, #Thinking

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation...

#Books

Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, - one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egoism,...

#Money

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to...

#Time

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and...

#Life

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to...

#Courage

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

#Achievement

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

#Belief

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

#Belief

Democracy is cumbersome, slow and inefficient, but in due time, the voice of the people...

#Democracy

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

#Democracy

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this,...

#Determination, #Persistence, #Soul