"Force, force, everywhere force; we ourselves a mysterious……" — Thomas Carlyle
"Force, force, everywhere force; we ourselves a mysterious force in the centre of that. "There is not a leaf rotting on the highway but has Force in it: how else could it rot?" [As used in his time, by the word force, Carlyle means energy.]"
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592 Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
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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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IT is reported of Margaret Fuller that she said she accepted the universe. "Gad, she'd better!" retorted Carlyle. Carlyle himself…
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Carlyle said 'a lie cannot live.' It shows that he did not know how to tell them.
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Carlyle said that how to observe was to look, but I say that it is rather to see, and the…
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Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the…
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You want to fly in jets, and I just want to fly" -Baby Carlyle
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A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. --Thomas Carlyle
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We believe that Carlyle has, after all, more readers, and is better known to-day for thisvery originality of style, and…
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Carlyle: a passionate outpouring of words recommending silence and self-control.
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