Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. - Thomas

Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. – Thomas Carlyle

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The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. – Thomas Carlyle

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After the striving, the fine talk, and the grandeur of dreams — all that remains is an elegance of bones. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

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Every exit is an entrance somewhere else. – Tom Stoppard

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An unattempted woman cannot boast of her chastity. – Michel de Montaigne

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An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour. – Albert Einstein (relativity)

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