Thomas Carlyle

By nature man hates change; seldom will he quit his old home till it has actually fallen around his ears.

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fittest, continue always the same? Change, indeed is painful; yet ever needful; and if memory have its force and worth, so also has hope.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be.

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is.

The best effect of any book, is that it excites the reader to self-activity.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

If the cut of the costume indicates intellect and talent, then the color indicates temper and heart.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.