Famous Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man, but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.– Thomas Carlyle
Such I hold to be the genuine use of Gunpowder: that it makes all men tall.– Thomas Carlyle
Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.– Thomas Carlyle
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better.– Thomas Carlyle
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.– Thomas Carlyle
Well at ease are the Sleepers for whom Existence is a shallow Dream.– Thomas Carlyle
The word of Mohammad is a voice direct from nature’s own heart – all else is wind in comparison.– Thomas Carlyle
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.– Thomas Carlyle
A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of clothes.– Thomas Carlyle