There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write. Thomas Carlyle discoverygreatliterary Change image and share on social
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle discouragementdistinguishimpossibility Change image and share on social
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Thomas Carlyle acornbreezeecho Change image and share on social
Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness. Thomas Carlyle dreadfulidlenesslabor Change image and share on social
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts. Thomas Carlyle artbrutishdead Change image and share on social
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work. Thomas Carlyle givemansing Change image and share on social
Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist. Thomas Carlyle demandeconomisthave Change image and share on social
Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone. Thomas Carlyle actiondoubtend Change image and share on social
If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? Thomas Carlyle creationeloquenthorrid Change image and share on social
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. Thomas Carlyle contemptdeepessence Change image and share on social