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) →Other sayings from Thomas Carlyle
- “Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.”Thomas Carlyle
- “Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the s…”Thomas Carlyle
- “Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.”Thomas Carlyle
- “Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.”Thomas Carlyle
Reflections: more sayings
- “I was an '80s child, so I grew up loving all kinds of '80s rock. I like R&B, too.”Jay DeMarcus
- “There's nothing worse in life than to sit there and be the victim of a process that's outside your control.”Sergio Marchionne
- “It is absurd to suggest a president whose party controls the Senate should jointly decline to fill a vacant S…”Tom Fitton
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Thomas Carlyle
Sartor resartus
2002
The French Revolution
2002