Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. – Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. – Thomas Carlyle
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle
Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance – the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. – Thomas Carlyle
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. – Thomas Carlyle