Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The purpose of man is in action not thought. - Thomas Carlyle

The purpose of man is in action not thought. – Thomas Carlyle

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Conclusive facts are inseparable from inconclusive except by a head that already understands and knows. – Thomas Carlyle

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No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors. – Thomas Carlyle

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When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. – Seneca

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The purpose of a mans heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. James 1:19 – Bible

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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. – Buddha

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What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want. – Nelson Boswell

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An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

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