The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. – Thomas Carlyle
No person was every rightly understood until they had been first regarded with a certain feeling, not of tolerance, but of sympathy. – Thomas Carlyle
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. – Thomas Carlyle
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. – Thomas Carlyle
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture. – Christopher Dawson