About Thomas Carlyle
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.
More quotations from Thomas Carlyle
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them right away.
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.
The happiest hours of mankind are recorded on the blank pages of history.
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.
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