01c. 1838 ADIn the spiritual world, as in the astronomical, it is the earth that turns and produces the phenomena of the heavens.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
02c. 1838 ADIn these sick days, when the born of heaven first descries himself in a world such as ours, richer than usual in two things, in truths grown obsolete, and trades grown obsolete—what can the fool think but that it is all a den of lies, wherein whoso will not speak lies and act lies must stand idle and despair?Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
03c. 1838 ADIn this wild element of a life, man has to struggle onwards; now fallen, deep-abased; and ever, with tears, repentance, with bleeding heart, he has to rise again, struggle again, still onwards. That his struggle be a faithful, unconquerable one—that is the question of questions.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
04c. 1838 ADIn this world there is one godlike thing, the essence from first to last of all of godlike in it—the veneration done to human worth by the hearts of men.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
05c. 1838 ADIndependence, in all kinds, is rebellion; if unjust rebellion, why parade it and everywhere prescribe it.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
06c. 1838 ADIndependence, in all kinds, is rebellion. Were your superiors worthy to govern, and you worthy to obey, reverence for them were even your only possible freedom.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
08c. 1838 ADInfinite pity, yet also infinite rigour of law; it is so Nature is made.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
09c. 1838 ADInmost things are all melodious, naturally utter themselves in song. The meaning of song goes deep.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
10c. 1838 ADIntellect is not speaking and logicising; it is seeing and ascertaining.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
11c. 1838 ADIs not light greater than fire? It is the same element in a state of purity.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
12c. 1838 ADIs not shame the soil of all virtue, of all good manners and good morals?Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
13c. 1838 ADIs that a wonder which happens in two hours; and does it cease to be wonderful if happening in two millions?Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
14c. 1838 ADIs there no God, then? but at best an absentee God, sitting idle, ever since the first Sabbath, at the outside of His universe, and seeing it go?Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
16c. 1838 ADIt is a man's sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a poet.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
17c. 1838 ADIt is a mathematical fact that the casting of a pebble from my hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
18c. 1838 ADIt is better to have one's evil days when one is young than when one is old.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
19c. 1838 ADIt is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. Our strength is measured by our plastic power.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
20c. 1838 ADIt is delightful, after wandering in the thick darkness of metaphysics, to behold again the fair face of Truth.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
21c. 1838 ADIt is good for a man to be driven, were it by never such harsh methods, into looking at this great universe with his own eyes, for himself and not for another, and trying to adjust himself truly there.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
22c. 1838 ADIt is in the soul of man, when reverence, love, intelligence, magnanimity have been developed there, that the Highest can disclose itself face to face in sun-splendour, independent of all cavils and jargonings;—there, of a surety, and nowhere else.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
23c. 1838 ADIt is in the world that a man, devout or other, has his life to lead, his work waiting to be done.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
24c. 1838 ADIt is incalculable what by arranging, commanding, and regimenting you can make of men.Thomas Carlyle / quote ↗
