Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately,

Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against. – Thomas Carlyle

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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

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Sadness
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The illimitable, silent, never-resting thing called Time, rolling, rushing on, swift, silent, like an all-embracing ocean-tide, on which we and all the universe swim like exhalations, like apparitions which are, and then are not…. – Thomas Carlyle

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Time
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If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else. – Thomas Carlyle

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Men
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Culture makes all men gentle. – Menander

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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. – Ansel Adams

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Men

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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Men must know their limitations. – Clint Eastwood

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I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or the opposing ball carrier. – Dick Schaap

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He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven. – Thomas Fuller

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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. – Marcus Aurelius

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Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it. – Franz Kafka

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