What is nature? Art thou not the living government of God? O Heaven, is it in very deed He then that ever speaks through thee, that lives and loves in thee, that lives and loves in me?
Thomas CarlylePiety does not mean that a man should make a sour face about things, and refuse to enjoy in moderation what his Maker has given.
Thomas CarlyleReform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.
Thomas Carlyle