"We do everything by custom, even believe by……" — Thomas Carlyle
"We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast of free-thinking as we may, are oftenest simply such beliefs as we have never heard questioned."
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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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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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