Quote by Thomas Carlyle
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. – Thomas Carlyle

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History is a mighty dramos, enacted upon the theatre of times, with suns for lamps and eternity for a background. – Thomas Carlyle

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In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle

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I love being. Theres so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isnt it great just being? – Gwyneth Paltrow

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The great thing about suicide is that its not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later. – Harvey Fierstein

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There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention. – Ernest Hemingway

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When I was 20, I thought I was 30 – but I was so far from it. When youre young, you want everything to happen now. As you mature, you can look back and see all the great things you achieved with time and patience. – Elisha Cuthbert

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