Eternity Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“Nothing ever happens but once in all this world. What I do now I do once for all. It is over and gone, with all its eternity of solemn meaning.” quote by Thomas Carlyle — Download Open image

“Nothing ever happens but once in all this world. What I do now I do once for all. It is over and gone, with all its eternity of solemn meaning.”

Thomas Carlyle

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