The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
Thomas CarlyleNo sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
Thomas CarlyleAre not our greatest men as good as lost? The men that walk daily among us, warming us, feeding us, walk shrouded in darkness, mere mythic men.
Thomas CarlyleA poor creature who has said or done nothing worth a serious man taking the trouble of remembering.
Thomas Carlyle