Quote by Thomas Carlyle
All men, if they work not as in the great taskmasters eye, will wo

All men, if they work not as in the great taskmasters eye, will work wrong, and work unhappily for themselves and for you. – Thomas Carlyle

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Real good breeding, as the people have it here, is one of the finest things now going in the world. The careful avoidance of all discussion, the swift hopping from topic to topic, does not agree with me; but the graceful style they do it with is beyond that of minuets! – Thomas Carlyle

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No person was every rightly understood until they had been first regarded with a certain feeling, not of tolerance, but of sympathy. – Thomas Carlyle

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When there is hell to pay, it is usually cheaper to pay it than to finance an endless purgatory. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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If people concentrated on their responsibilities, others would have their rights. – Stuart Briscoe

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Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. – W. H. Auden

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The mould of a mans fortune is in his own hands. – Francis Bacon

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My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself. – Antonio Tabucchi

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One of the matters that must be addressed is that Rwanda and Uganda have to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Were also supporting processes to ensure that the political dialogue among the Congolese themselves takes place so that the people there can decide their future. – Thabo Mbeki

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Its a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you dont have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own. – Julian Schnabel

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A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a mans mind can get both provocation and privacy. – Edward P. Morgan

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