Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.
Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong. Use this quote
This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Use this quote
War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. Use this quote
Every noble work is at first impossible. Use this quote
Work alone is noble. Use this quote
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. Use this quote
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun. Use this quote
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work. Use this quote
