Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius. – Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle
Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius. – Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. – Thomas Carlyle
Complication has penetrated everywhere. Few people have an immediate insight into moral truth such as nature has revealed it. Almost all men, even the least cultivated, only see invisible things through phrases. Intuition is very rare, ready-made phrases are common and cheap. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847), Philosophy. First Section: Pure Philosophy. C