Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. – Thomas Carlyle
Ive got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. – Thomas Carlyle
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. – Thomas Carlyle
Ive got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. – Thomas Carlyle
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. – Thomas Carlyle
There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald – all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil. – Pliny, about the opal