Logo
Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Mans unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is bec

Mans unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite. – Thomas Carlyle

Other quotes by Thomas Carlyle

A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Commitment
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Sadness
category

Never believe straight off in a mans unhappiness. Ask him if he can still sleep. If the answers yes, alls well. That is enough. – Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Category:
Sadness

And almost everyone when age, disease, or sorrows strike him, inclines to think there is a God, or something very like him. – Arthur H. Clough

Category:
Sadness

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, its the most comical thing in the world. – Samuel Beckett

Category:
Sadness

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better. – Bible

Category:
Sadness

Random Quotes

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. – Plato

Category:
Wise Words

Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. – Charles Dickens

Category:
Wise Words

A systemic cleansing and detox is definitely the way to go after each holiday. It is the key to fighting high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and other health-related illnesses. – Lee Haney

Category:
diet

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. – Herbert Hoover

Category:
Fishing