Creative Quotations from Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

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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.

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I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

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.