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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the bi

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. – Thomas Carlyle

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Real good breeding, as the people have it here, is one of the finest things now going in the world. The careful avoidance of all discussion, the swift hopping from topic to topic, does not agree with me; but the graceful style they do it with is beyond that of minuets! – Thomas Carlyle

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Conclusive facts are inseparable from inconclusive except by a head that already understands and knows. – Thomas Carlyle

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No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men. – Thomas Carlyle

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Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. – Jean Rostand

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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true. – H. G. Wells

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