“A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of clothes.”
Thomas Carlyle“(Quoted by Thomas Carlyle) The rude man requires only to see something going on. The man of more refinement must be made to feel. The man of complete refinement must be made to reflect.”
Thomas Carlyle“Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better.”
Thomas Carlyle“The word of Mohammad is a voice direct from nature's own heart - all else is wind in comparison.”
Thomas Carlyle“Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.”
Thomas Carlyle“In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.”
Thomas Carlyle“Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.”
Thomas Carlyle“Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.”
Thomas Carlyle“Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.”
Thomas Carlyle“The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.”
Thomas Carlyle“The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.”
Thomas Carlyle