Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Browse 11 quotes from Thomas Carlyle, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.”
“Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.”
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.”
“Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.”
“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less scoundrel in the world.”
“Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.”
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further.”
“Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”
“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.”
“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.”
“No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
