Quotations from
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
The happiest hours of mankind are recorded on the blank pages of history.
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them right away.
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.
Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.