A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads. – Thomas Carlyle
The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion. – Thomas Carlyle
For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. – Thomas Carlyle
Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death. – Thomas Carlyle