Quotes by Carlyle, Thomas

If those gentlemen would let me alone I should be much obliged to them >>

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. >>

Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fello >>

Quotations about Happiness

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it mu >>

One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be happy >>

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative ef >>

But the whim we have of happiness is somewhat thus. By certain valuations, and averages, of our own striking, we come upon some sort of average terrestrial lot; this we fancy belongs to us by nature, and of indefeasible rights. It is simple payment of our wages, of our deserts; requires neither thanks nor complaint. Foolish soul! What act of legislature was there that thou shouldst be happy? A little while ago thou hadst no right to be at all.

Carlyle, Thomas