None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. Thomas Carlyle Alone
There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune. Thomas Carlyle Change
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. Thomas Carlyle Humor
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 Age
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 Sad
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle Men
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle Strength
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. Thomas Carlyle Courage
If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music. Thomas Carlyle Nature
To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. Thomas Carlyle Men
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle Business