Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. Thomas Carlyle ageleavematter Change image and share on social
The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious. Thomas Carlyle consciousdifferencegreat Change image and share on social
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the delight of life, which they are thenceforth to rule. Thomas Carlyle delightelementemerge Change image and share on social
Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights. Thomas Carlyle breeddiffergood Change image and share on social
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. Thomas Carlyle couragedecentlydesire Change image and share on social
Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being. Thomas Carlyle capablecreateculture Change image and share on social
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Thomas Carlyle adversitydiamonddust Change image and share on social
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries. Thomas Carlyle egotismfaultmisery Change image and share on social
There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune. Thomas Carlyle badfortunegood Change image and share on social
The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. Thomas Carlyle mediocrityrepublicworld Change image and share on social