Logo
Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then b

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. – Thomas Carlyle

Other quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Honesty
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote

In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time: the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Books
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote

What are your historical Facts; still more your biographical? Wilt thou know a man by stringing-together beadrolls of what thou namest Facts? – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Facts
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Duty
category

Duty. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
Duty

Rank imposes obligation. – Anon.

Category:
Duty

Duty is heavy as a mountain but
Death is lighter than a feather. – Japanese Proverb

Category:
Duty

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. – William R. Alger

Category:
Duty

Random Quotes

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity. – Konrad Adenauer

Category:
God

Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe. – John Lancaster Spalding

Category:
Belief

Morality is of the highest importance – but for us, not for God. – Albert Einstein

Category:
God

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time. – Katharine Hepburn

Category:
Time