"Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the……" — Thomas Carlyle
"Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work."
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Thomas Carlyle
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592 Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle has 592 quotes on this site.
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Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's…
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A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all…
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Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
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I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.
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A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.
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Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
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Endurance is patience concentrated.
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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
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If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
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The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity.
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Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is…
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The mental body, like the astral, varies much in different people; it is composed of coarser or of finer matter,…
— Annie Besant
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
— Samuel Butler
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Speaking of Twitter, I don't even know if I composed a blog entry in 2009, as I was too busy…
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Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to…
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Life processes take place in an aqueous medium. All organisms are composed mostly of water, whether they dwell in the…
— Robert E. Lee
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If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold,…
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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
— Confucius
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Nor was civil society founded merely to preserve the lives of its members; but that they might live well: for…
— Aristotle
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Society is composed of two great classes, those that have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite…
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