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Thomas Carlyle Quotes - Page 28

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Cash-payment is not the sole nexus of man with man.

Cash-payment is not the sole nexus of man with man.

Men, Cash, Nexus

That a Parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an entity which by its very nature cannot do work, but can do talk only.

Nature, Entity, Newspapers

Thomas Carlyle (2014). “The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle”, p.637, Lulu.com

Not only was Thebes built by the music of an Orpheus; but without the music of some inspired Orpheus was no city ever built, no work that man glories in ever done.

Men, Cities, Done

Thomas Carlyle (1871). “The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle”, p.161

I have seen gleams in the face and eyes of the man that have let you look into a higher country.

Country, Eye, Men

Lives the man that can figure a naked Duke of Windlestraw addressing a naked House of Lords?

Men, House, Dukes

Thomas Carlyle (1831). “Sartor Resartus: The life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh in three books: By Thomas Carlyle”, p.42

It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives, works and has his being.

Men, Symbols

Thomas Carlyle, G. B. Tennyson (1984). “Carlyle Reader”, p.278, CUP Archive

persons, with big wigs many of them and austere aspect, whom I take to be Professors of the Dismal Science… Coining “Dismal Science” as a nickname for Political Economy

Political, Wigs, Nicknames

Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.

Work, World, Almighty

Thomas Carlyle (1843). “Past and Present”, p.81

The Highest Being reveals himself in man.

Men, Highest

Thomas Carlyle (1864). “Sartor Resartus”, p.192

A pygmy standing on the outward crust of this small planet, his far-reaching spirit stretches outward to the infinite, and there alone finds rest.

Spirit, Infinite, Reaching

There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!

Hero, Soul, Needs

Thomas Carlyle (1840). “On Heroes, Hero-worship and the Heroic in History”, p.171, CUP Archive

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-canceling business: and gives in the long run a net result of zero.

Running, Zero, Self

"Chartism". Book by Thomas Carlyle, 1840.

The true epic of our times is not "Arm's and the Man," but "Tools and the Man"--an infinitely wider kind of epic.

Epic, Men, Heroism

In a different time, in a different place, it is always some other side of our common human nature that has been developing itself. The actual truth is the sum of all these.

Different, Sides, Common

"The Hero As Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology". Lecture, May 5, 1840.

France was long a despotism tempered by epigrams.

Long, France, Despotism

History of the French Revolution vol. 3, bk. 7, ch. 7 (1837)

The fine arts once divorcing themselves from truth are quite certain to fall mad, if they do not die.

Art, Fall, Mad

Thomas Carlyle (1872). “Works”, p.273

A man's perfection is his work.

Work, Men, Perfection

The true Church of England, at this moment, lies in the Editors of the newspapers.

Lying, Editors, Church

1829 Signs of the Times.

It is not honest inquiry that makes anarchy; but it is error, insincerity, half belief and untruth that make it.

Mistake, Errors, Inquiry

Thomas Carlyle (1840). “Works”, p.116

We observe with confidence that the truly strong mind, view it as intellect or morality, or under any other aspect, is nowise the mind acquainted with its strength; that here the sign of health is unconsciousness.

Strong, Greatness, Views

Thomas Carlyle (1881). “Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished”, p.4

What I loved in the man was his health, his unity with himself; all people and all things seemed to find their quite peaceable adjustment with him, not a proud domineering one, as after doubtful contest, but a spontaneous-looking peaceable, even humble one.

Humble, Men, People

I had a lifelong quarrel with God, but in the end we made up.

Faith, Christianity, Ends

The authentic insight and experience of any human soul, were it but insight and experience in hewing of wood and drawing of water, is real knowledge, a real possession and acquirement.

Real, Drawing, Water

Thomas Carlyle (1881). “Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished”, p.164

Creation is great, and cannot be understood.

Creation, Understood

Thomas Carlyle (1872). “Works”, p.4

So here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? Out of eternity This new day is born, Into eternity At night will return.

Thinking, Night, Blue

Thomas Carlyle (1857). “Critical & Miscellaneous Essays: Collected & Republished”, p.356

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