O thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual, and criest bitterly to the gods for a kingdom wherein to rule and create, know this for a truth: the thing thou seekest is already here, “here or nowhere,” couldst thou only see. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Virtue is, like health, the harmony of the whole man. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works. In idleness alone is there perpetual despair. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Indeed it is well said, “In every object there is inexhaustible meaning; the eye sees in it what the eye brings means of seeing.” Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
It is the spiritual always which determines the material. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Thought is parent of the deed. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Loud clamour is always more or less insane. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
