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The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. Thomas Carlyle

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist. Thomas Carlyle

Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man. Thomas Carlyle

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with. Thomas Carlyle

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether. Thomas Carlyle

Endurance is patience concentrated. Thomas Carlyle

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly in the distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. Thomas Carlyle

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. Thomas Carlyle

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one. Thomas Carlyle

Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so. Thomas Carlyle

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries. Thomas Carlyle

Endurance is patience concentrated. Thomas Carlyle

No violent extreme endures. Thomas Carlyle