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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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A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads. – Thomas Carlyle

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History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. – Thomas Carlyle

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War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. – Thomas Carlyle

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