Quote by Thomas Carlyle
A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reaso

A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason. – Thomas Carlyle

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

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance – the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. – Thomas Carlyle

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Reason is the wise mans guide, example the fools. – Proverb

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A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. – Thomas Aquinas

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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. – Thomas Aquinas

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