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
Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Thomas Carlyle
The three great elements of modern civilization, gunpowder, printing, and the Protestant religion.
Thomas Carlyle
The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was created capable of being.
Thomas Carlyle
Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-canceling business; and it gives in the long run a net result of zero.
Thomas Carlyle
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Thomas Carlyle
If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.
Thomas Carlyle