Nothing builds self- esteem and self- confidence like accomplishment. – 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
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
Silence is more eloquent than words. – 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
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men. – Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man. – Thomas Carlyle
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. – Thomas Carlyle
I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. – Thomas Carlyle
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries. – Thomas Carlyle
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books. – Thomas Carlyle
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. – Thomas Carlyle
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. – Thomas Carlyle
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects. – Thomas Carlyle
Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are. – Thomas Carlyle
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle
A man lives by believing something; not by debating and arguing about many things. – Thomas Carlyle
Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. – Thomas Carlyle
The history of the world is but the biography of great men. – Thomas Carlyle
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