"Carlyle said that how to observe was to……" — Henry David Thoreau

"Carlyle said that how to observe was to look, but I say that it is rather to see, and the more you look the less you will observe."

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IT is reported of Margaret Fuller that she said she accepted the universe. "Gad, she'd better!" retorted Carlyle. Carlyle himself… — John Burroughs
Force, force, everywhere force; we ourselves a mysterious force in the centre of that. "There is not a leaf rotting… — Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle said 'a lie cannot live.' It shows that he did not know how to tell them. — Mark Twain
Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the… — Alfonso X of Castile
Perhaps the greatest lesson [Huxley] learned from reading Carlyle was that real religion, that emotive feeling for Truth and Beauty,… — Adrian Desmond
You want to fly in jets, and I just want to fly" -Baby Carlyle — Cecily von Ziegesar
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. --Thomas Carlyle — Thomas Carlyle
We believe that Carlyle has, after all, more readers, and is better known to-day for thisvery originality of style, and… — Henry David Thoreau
Carlyle: a passionate outpouring of words recommending silence and self-control. — Mason Cooley

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