"The glory of a workman, still more of……" — Thomas Carlyle
"The glory of a workman, still more of a master workman, that he does his work well, ought to be his most precious possession; like the honor of a soldier, dearer to him than life."
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Thomas Carlyle
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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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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
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I love you more than word can wield the matter, Dearer than eye-sight, space and liberty
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The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort.
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For there is assuredly nothing dearer to a man than wisdom, and though age takes away all else, it undoubtedly…
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No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against…
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If the children are untaught, their ignorance and vices will in future life cost us much dearer in their consequences…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Freedom is dearer than bread or joy.
— Unknown Author
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It is thyself, mine own self's better part; Mine eye's clear eye, my dear heart's dearer heart; My food, my…
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There never was a good war," said Franklin. "There have indeed been many wars in which a good man must…
— Charles Eliot Norton
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Dear to us are those who love us... but dearer are those who reject us as unworthy, for they add…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to God than a worshipper who…
— Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi
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When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to…
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