Quote by Thomas Carlyle
If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, alwa

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt. – Thomas Carlyle

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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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Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. – Thomas Carlyle

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work
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The first purpose of clothes… was not warmth or decency, but ornament…. Among wild people, we find tattooing and painting even prior to clothes. The first spiritual want of a barbarous man is decoration; as indeed we still see among the barbarous classes in civilized countries. – Thomas Carlyle

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Clothing
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You are the music while the music lasts. – T.S. Eliot

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Never let the little head do the thinking for the big head. – Author unknown, advice to teenage boys, quoted in Friendly Advice compiled by Jo

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Prom Night

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. – Berthold Auerbach

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Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience – unless they are still up. – Ellen Goodman

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But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story? – Jimmy Connors

Ideas are, in truth, force. – Henry James

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The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. – Abe Lemons

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I want to be able to look back and say, Ive done everything I can, and I was successful. I dont want to look back and say I should have done this or that. Id like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along. – Michael Phelps

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