Quotes by Carlyle, Thomas

Our works are the mirror wherein the spirit first sees its natural lin >>

The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and >>

Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is >>

Quotations about Wisdom

There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the >>

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one >>

I have known it for a long time but I have only just experienced it. N >>

Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.

Carlyle, Thomas