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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
Born: Dec 4, 1795
Died: Feb 5, 1881
Great Man Men Work World You
Related authors: Albert Camus Aristotle Confucius Friedrich Nietzsche Lao Tzu Plato Socrates Sun Tzu
The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done. Thomas Carlyle
Happiness Work Enough About Only Troubles Person Get Brave Done Themselves Asking Ever
No violent extreme endures. Thomas Carlyle
Extreme Endures Violent
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding. Thomas Carlyle
Matter Understanding Imagination Part Poor Company
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. Thomas Carlyle
Work Hard Work Suffering Nation Pleasant Without How How Much Reform Person Grievous Themselves Much Hard Less
If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt. Thomas Carlyle
You Girl Pretty Girl Kiss Doubt Benefit Pretty Give Always Whether Ever Her
Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will. Thomas Carlyle
Life Music Day You Every Day World Dance Will Every Rings Born Through Like Make Burst Whole March
A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner. Thomas Carlyle
Man Shoes Unless Rightly He Make Devout Cannot Manner Pair
Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite. Thomas Carlyle
Man Finite He Him Because His Cunning Greatness Infinite Quite Cannot Which Unhappiness Bury
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