There is but one temple in this Universe: The Body. We speak to God whenever we lay our hands upon it.
Thomas CarlyleWe have profoundly forgotten everywhere that Cash-payment is not the sole relation of human beings.
Thomas CarlyleWhy tell me that a man is a fine speaker, if it is not the truth that he is speaking?
Thomas CarlyleThis we take it is the grand characteristic of our age. By our skill in Mechanism, it has come to pass, that in the management ofexternal things we excel all other ages; while in whatever respects the pure moral nature, in true dignity of soul and character, we are perhaps inferior to most civilised ages.
Thomas Carlyle