No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.Thomas Carlyle
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.Thomas Carlyle
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
Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die.Thomas Carlyle
Of all the paths a man could strike into, there is, at any given moment, a best path ... a thing which, here and now, it were of all things wisest for him to do ... to find this path, and walk in it, is the one thing needful for him.Thomas Carlyle
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.Thomas Carlyle
Our grand business undoubtedly is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.Thomas Carlyle
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.Thomas Carlyle
That there should one Man die ignorant who had capacity for Knowledge, this I call a tragedy.Thomas Carlyle
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak becomes a steppingstone in the path of the strong.Thomas Carlyle
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.Thomas Carlyle
