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Thomas Carlyle Quotes

Scottish - Philosopher | December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881

He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.

Rich Three Years Days Would Who

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

Honor Ability Without Avail Amount

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

Good You Infinite Over See

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

Great Together Silence Fashion Which

Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.

Time Men Rebel Deserve Never Rather

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

Thought Magic Done Lying Mankind

Be not a slave of words.

Communication Words Slave

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.

Men Man Better Wish You Nothing

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.

Great I Am Universe Understand Deal

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Alone Action Doubt Kind Whatever

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

Live Courage Die Desire Prize

Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is solid.

Action Height Narrative Depth Well

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