Thomas Carlyle Quotes & Sayings

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”

“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”

“Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.”

“Every noble work is at first impossible.”

“Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.”

“Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.”

“There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.”

“Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.”

“Music is well said to be the speech of angels.”

“I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.”