Quote by Thomas Carlyle
I dont pretend to understand the Universe - its a great deal bigge

I dont pretend to understand the Universe – its a great deal bigger than I am. – Thomas Carlyle

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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. – Thomas Carlyle

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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. – Thomas Carlyle

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Age
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To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. – Thomas Carlyle

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Men
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Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose. – Orson Welles

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A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge. – Benjamin Disraeli

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