"I don't like to talk much with people……" — Thomas Carlyle
"I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it."
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Thomas Carlyle
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592 Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
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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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