Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves to

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together. – Thomas Carlyle

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True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. – Thomas Carlyle

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The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. – Thomas Carlyle

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