Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. – Thomas Carlyle
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. – Thomas Carlyle

Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. – Thomas Carlyle
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. – Thomas Carlyle
The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. – Thomas Carlyle
Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. – Thomas Carlyle