"Why tell me that a man is a……" — Thomas Carlyle
"Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker, if it is not the truth that he is speaking?"
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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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More Fine Quotes
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I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.
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Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories.
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If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough…
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London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything…
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
— Jane Austen
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I'm into a casual-dressing girl: blue jeans and a tank top is super sexy. But the sexiest thing on a…
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Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do…
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A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
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I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that…
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'3:10 to Yuma' was one that I just kept on talking and thinking about after reading it. And I think…
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