“We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness.”
Quote by Thomas Carlyle
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle
This compilation includes a variety of works by Carlyle, showcasing his insights on history, literature, and social issues. It features his famous lectures such as 'On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History' and 'The French Revolution', as well as his philosophical treatises and critical essays. more
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle, born on December 4, 1795, and died on February 5, 1881, was a prominent Scottish philosopher, historian, and writer. His works are known for their profound social criticism and unique literary style, which had a significant impact on 19th-century British literature and thought. more
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“A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his valet.”
“Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.”
Source: Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations
“History: A distillation of rumor.”
Source: The French Revolution: a History: In Three Parts: I. the Bastille; II. the Constitution; III. the Guillotine : in Two Volumes
“All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.”
Source: Carlyle on Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History
“Great is journalism. Is not every able editor a ruler of the world, being the persuader of it?”
Source: The French Revolution: The Historian
“A Fourth Estate, of Able Editors, springs up.”
Source: The French Revolution: a History
“And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as conceivable.”
Source: Carlyle Reader
“There is endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done.”
Source: Critical and miscellaneous essays, collected and republ
Source: Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh : in Three Books