Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
Nothing builds self- esteem and self- confidence like accomplishment.
- Thomas Carlyle
Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.
- Thomas Carlyle
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the Devil; for which reason I have, long since, as good as renounced it.
- Thomas Carlyle
Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will see farther.
- Thomas Carlyle
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
- Thomas Carlyle
In idleness there is a perpetual despair.
- Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
- Thomas Carlyle
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.
- Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man.
― Thomas Carlyle