Creative Quotations from . . .
Thomas Carlyle
(1795-1881) born on Dec 04
Scottish "essayist, historian". "He was considered one of the era's great sages and man of letters; wrote "The French Revolution," 1837."
 
   
F
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

R
"Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with."
A
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
N
"The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong."
K
Endurance is patience concentrated.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""The Age of Reason," pt. 1, "The Author's Profession of Faith," 1794."
R: "In "The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations," by Robert Andrews, 1989."
A: "Inaugural address, 2 Apr 1866, on being installed as Rector of the University at Edinburgh."
N: "In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."
K: "In "Instant Quotation Dictionary," by Donald O. Bolander, 1979."



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