“Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.”

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.