We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever it may be, as he saw it.
Thomas CarlyleMen worship the shows of great men; the most disbelieve that there is any reality of great men to worship.
Thomas CarlyleWe have chosen Mahomet not as the most eminent Prophet; but as the one we are freest to speak of. He is by no means the truest of Prophets; but I do esteem him a true one.
Thomas Carlyle