That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
Thomas CarlyleThe word of Mohammad is a voice direct from nature's own heart - all else is wind in comparison.
Thomas CarlyleTo reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.
Thomas CarlyleI don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it.
Thomas Carlyle