Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Essayist and Historian
| Date of Birth | : | 04 Dec, 1795 |
| Date of Death | : | 05 Feb, 1881 |
| Place of Birth | : | Ecclefechan, United Kingdom |
| Profession | : | Historian, Translator, Novelist |
| Nationality | : | Scottish |
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher from the Scottish Lowlands. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature, and philosophy.
Quotes
Total 25 Quotes
For every one hundred men who can stand adversity there is only one who can withstand prosperity.
The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.
The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road.
Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
Not what you possess but what you do with what you have, determines your true worth.
