The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then. -Thomas Carlyle Fear
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 Wisdom
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious. -Thomas Carlyle Beauty
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. -Thomas Carlyle Work
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding. -Thomas Carlyle Imagination
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 Teacher
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. -Thomas Carlyle Work
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. -Thomas Carlyle History
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. -Thomas Carlyle Age
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. -Thomas Carlyle Thankful
It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five. -Thomas Carlyle Happiness
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. -Thomas Carlyle Business
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. -Thomas Carlyle Nature
Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. -Thomas Carlyle Time
