Logo
Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselv

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. – Thomas Carlyle

Other quotes by Thomas Carlyle

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
great
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote

Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than fun, and happiness is better than mirth. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Pleasure
Author
Thomas Carlyle
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
work
category

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. Im sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. – George Carlin

Category:
work

There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone – many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long. – Richard Nelson Bolles

Category:
work

All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller

Category:
work

Were all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. – Tennessee Williams

Category:
work

Random Quotes

I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher. – A. N. Wilson

Category:
Politics

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they dont even invite me. – Dave Barry

Category:
Argument & Debate

Working without safety is a dead-end job. – Author unknown

Category:
Safety

My husband. He keeps me grounded. If I were in the world on my own, it would all be much more seductive. But Im in a relationship that has nothing to do with the film world. – Emily Watson

Category:
relationship