Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", he helped shape the intellectual and artistic life of the Victorian era. His writing carried wide influence in his own time, especially among readers interested in history, ideas, and culture. He is remembered for a body of work that marked him as a major public thinker of the nineteenth century.
More from Thomas Carlyle (174 quotes) →Keep reading Thomas Carlyle
- “Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.”Thomas Carlyle
- “Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as…”Thomas Carlyle
- “To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the onl…”Thomas Carlyle
- “If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the m…”Thomas Carlyle
More Reflections quotes
- “I know that when things are at their worst, something better is just around the corner if we just put one foo…”Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson
- “I think there's something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons.”John Lydon
- “The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.”Charles Eastman
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Thomas Carlyle
Sartor resartus
2002
The French Revolution
2002