A man perfects himself by working. Thomas Carlyle More Quotes by Thomas Carlyle More Quotes From Thomas Carlyle Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else. Thomas Carlyle bricks-and-mortar character men Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God. Thomas Carlyle issues might hands War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle; therefore they take boys from one village and another village, stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against one other. Thomas Carlyle military war peace A man's religion consists, not of the many things he is in doubt of and tries to believe, but of the few he is assured of and has no need of effort for believing. Thomas Carlyle effort men believe 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. Thomas Carlyle strength power happiness Let one who wants to move and convince others, first be convinced and moved themselves. If a person speaks with genuine earnestness the thoughts, the emotion and the actual condition of their own heart, others will listen because we all are knit together by the tie of sympathy. Thomas Carlyle ties heart moving Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves. Thomas Carlyle To believe practically that the poor and luckless are here only as a nusiance to be abraded and abated, and in some permissable manner made away with, and swept out of sight, is not an amiable faith. Thomas Carlyle poor sight believe The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love. Thomas Carlyle soul love giving All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books. Thomas Carlyle magic book lying Produce, produce! Were it but the pitifulest, infinitesimal fraction of a product, produce it in God's name. 'Tis the utmost thou hast in thee? Out with it then! Up, up! Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy whole might. Thomas Carlyle names might hands Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air! Thomas Carlyle land air sea Every man has a coward and hero in his soul. Thomas Carlyle soul hero men The latest gospel in this world is, know thy work and do it. Thomas Carlyle duty this-world world In books lies the soul fo the whole past time. Thomas Carlyle book lying past It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see. Thomas Carlyle mind heart He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living. Thomas Carlyle virtuous teaching wise Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man. Thomas Carlyle virtue healthy men To me the Universe was all void of Life, of Purpose, of Volition, even of Hostility; it was one huge, dead, immeasurable Steam-engine, rolling on, in its dead indifference, to grind me limb from limb. Oh vast gloomy, solitary Golgotha, and Mill of Death! Why was the living banished thither companionless, conscious? Why, if there is no Devil; nay, unless the Devil is your God? Thomas Carlyle rolling devil life The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgraceful to ourselves only. Thomas Carlyle muhammad men lying
