Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather wha

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. – Thomas Carlyle

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It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe. – Thomas Carlyle

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The depth of our despair measures what capability and height of claim we have to hope. – Thomas Carlyle

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I love life because what more is there? – Anthony Hopkins

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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. – Henry Drummond

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Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. – Pope Paul VI

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Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people. – Albert Einstein

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Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul. – Henry Van Dyke, The Prison and the Angel

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An artist, in giving a concert, should not demand an entrance fee but should ask the public to pay, just before leaving as much as they like. From the sum he would be able to judge what the world thinks of him — and we would have fewer mediocre concerts. – Kit Coleman, Kit Coleman: Queen of Hearts

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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. – Manuel Puig

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Too much freedom can lead to the souls decay. – Prince

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