Thomas Carlyle Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.”

“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.”

“Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.”

“A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.”

“It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.”

“Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.”

“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.”

“Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.”

“No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.”

“The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.”